The impact of sex, race, and socioeconomic status (SES) on outcomes in 6,870 patients with esophageal cancer

Authors :: Jason A. Zell
Samuel J. Klempner
Phu N. Tran
Thomas H. Taylor
Source :: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 34:1562-1562
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2016.
Abstract: 1562Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) claims 15,000 lives annually in the U.S. African-American (AA) race and low SES have been suggested as poor prognostic factors. However, it is not clear to wh...

Subjects :: Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Race (biology)
Oncology
business.industry
medicine
Esophageal cancer
medicine.disease
business
Socioeconomic status
Surgery
Demography

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