Social and geographical factors affecting access to treatment of colorectal cancer: a cancer registry study
Social and geographical factors affecting access to treatment of colorectal cancer: a cancer registry study
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DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000410
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Jones, Andrew P.
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作者:
Crawford, S. Michael;Sauerzapf, Violet;Jones, Andrew P.
Objective: Cancer outcomes vary between and within countries with patients from deprived backgrounds known to have inferior survival. The authors set out to explore the effect of deprivation in relation to the accessibility of hospitals offering diagnostic and therapeutic services on stage at presentation and receipt of treatment.Design: Analysis of a Cancer Registry Database. Data included stage and treatment details from the first 6 months. The socioeconomic status of the immediate area of residence and the travel time from home to hospital was derived from the postcode.Setting: Population-based study of patients resident in a large area in the north of England.Participants: 39 619 patients with colorectal cancer diagnosed between 1994 and 2002.Outcomes measured: Stage of diagnosis and receipt of treatment in relation to deprivation and distance from hospital.Results: Patients in the most deprived quartile were significantly more likely to be diagnosed at stage 4 for rectal cancer (OR 1.516, p