Rural Women Have a Prolonged Recovery Process after Esophagectomy

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Examines esophagectomy treatment and outcomes among rural and urban women and men using 2003-2022 patient care data from a high-volume cancer center. Discusses gender-based and geographic disparities in esophageal cancer surgery recovery and care access, and highlights the need for interventions to improve care for rural women.

Julia Schroeder, Kiran Lagisetty, William Lynch, et al.

Cancers, 16(6), 1078

03/2024

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Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery · Women