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Master of Public Health

The effect of health insurance status on the treatment and outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer.

AUTHORS

Parikh AA , Robinson J , Zaydfudim VM , Penson D , Whiteside MA , . Journal of surgical oncology. 2014 9 1; 110(3). 227-32

ABSTRACT

Uninsured and underinsured cancer patients often have delayed diagnosis and inferior outcomes. As healthcare reform proceeds in the US, this disparity may gain increasing importance. Our objective was to investigate the impact of health insurance status on the presentation, treatment, and survival among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.

Uninsured and underinsured cancer patients often have delayed diagnosis and inferior outcomes. As healthcare reform proceeds in the US, this disparity may gain increasing importance. Our objective was to investigate the impact of health insurance status on the presentation, treatment, and survival among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.

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