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Refusal of surgery for colon cancer: Sociodemographic disparities and survival implications among US...

Refusal of surgery for colon cancer: Sociodemographic disparities and survival implications among US...

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Refusal of surgery for colon cancer: Sociodemographic disparities and survival implications among US patients with resectable disease

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Refusal of surgery for colon cancer: Sociodemographic disparities and survival implications among US patients with resectable disease

Publisher

United States: Elsevier Inc

Journal title

The American journal of surgery, 2021-01, Vol.221 (1), p.39-45

Language

English

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United States: Elsevier Inc

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Contents

We aimed to identify factors associated with refusal of surgery among patients with colon cancer.
This 2004–2016 NCDB retrospective study identified AJCC stage I-III colon cancer patients who were recommended surgery. Multivariable logistic regression defined adjusted odds ratios of refusing treatment, with sociodemographic and clinical covariat...

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Refusal of surgery for colon cancer: Sociodemographic disparities and survival implications among US patients with resectable disease

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2428417814

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2428417814

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ISSN

0002-9610

E-ISSN

1879-1883

DOI

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.020

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