Association of Rurality, Race and Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status With the Surgical Management of Colon Cancer and Postoperative Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries

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Results of a study of 57,710 fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries 65 years or older diagnosed with colon cancer between April 2016, and September 2018, with follow-up until December 2018. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, or small town/rural location.

Niveditta Ramkumar, Carrie H. Colla, Qianfei Wang, et al.

JAMA Network Open, 5(8)

08/2022

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Access · Cancer · Elderly population · Health disparities · Healthcare quality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery