Patient Characteristics and Health System Factors Associated with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Receipt in Older Women with Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer

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Park, Jihye; Lund, Jennifer L.; Kent, Erin E.; Anderson, Chelsea; Brewster, Wendy R.; Olshan, Andrew F.; & Nichols, Hazel B. (2023). Patient Characteristics and Health System Factors Associated with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Receipt in Older Women with Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 14(1), 101371.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Among women with early-stage endometrial cancer (EC), age, stage, grade, and histology are used to determine fitness for adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) administration. We examined non-cancer factors associated with adjuvant RT receipt in older women with early-stage EC.
MATERIALS & METHODS: Using data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results cancer registry program linked with Medicare claims, we identified 25,654 women (aged

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2022.08.020

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2023

Journal Title

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Author(s)

Park, Jihye
Lund, Jennifer L.
Kent, Erin E.
Anderson, Chelsea
Brewster, Wendy R.
Olshan, Andrew F.
Nichols, Hazel B.

Article Type

Regular

Data Set/Study

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Sex/Gender

Women

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