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dc.creatorHenry, KA
dc.creatorNiu, X
dc.creatorBoscoe, FP
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-01T00:27:53Z
dc.date.available2021-02-01T00:27:53Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-23
dc.identifier.issn1476-072X
dc.identifier.issn1476-072X
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/5553
dc.identifier.other19627576 (pubmed)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/5571
dc.description.abstractBackground: Examining geographic variation in cancer patient survival can help identify important prognostic factors that are linked by geography and generate hypotheses about the underlying causes of survival disparities. In this study, we apply a recently developed spatial scan statistic method, designed for time-to-event data, to determine whether colorectal cancer (CRC) patient survival varies by place of residence after adjusting survival times for several prognostic factors. Methods: Using data from a population-based, statewide cancer registry, we examined a cohort of 25,040 men and women from New Jersey who were newly diagnosed with local or regional stage colorectal cancer from 1996 through 2003 and followed to the end of 2006. Survival times were adjusted for significant prognostic factors (sex, age, stage at diagnosis, race/ethnicity and census tract socioeconomic deprivation) and evaluated using a spatial scan statistic to identify places where CRC survival was significantly longer or shorter than the statewide experience. Results: Age, sex and stage adjusted survival times revealed several areas in the northern part of the state where CRC survival was significantly different than expected. The shortest and longest survival areas had an adjusted 5-year survival rate of 73.1% (95% CI 71.5, 74.9) and 88.3% (95% CI 85.4, 91.3) respectively, compared with the state average of 80.0% (95% CI 79.4, 80.5). Analysis of survival times adjusted for age, sex and stage as well as race/ethnicity and area socioeconomic deprivation attenuated the risk of death from CRC in several areas, but survival disparities persisted. Conclusion: The results suggest that in areas where additional adjustments for race/ethnicity and area socioeconomic deprivation changed the geographic survival patterns and reduced the risk of death from CRC, the adjustment factors may be contributing causes of the disparities. Further studies should focus on specific and modifiable individual and neighborhood factors in the high risk areas that may affect a person's chance of surviving cancer. © 2009 Henry et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.format.extent48-48
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.haspartInternational Journal of Health Geographics
dc.relation.isreferencedbySpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectCohort Studies
dc.subjectColorectal Neoplasms
dc.subjectDemography
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth Status Disparities
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectRegistries
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectSurvival Rate
dc.titleGeographic disparities in colorectal cancer survival
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.genreJournal Article
dc.relation.doi10.1186/1476-072X-8-48
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dc.date.updated2021-02-01T00:27:50Z
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