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Survival Disparities in Rural Versus Urban Patients with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US Neuroendocrine Tumor Study Group

Description
Compares overall survival of 1176 rural and urban patients who underwent pancreatic neoendocrine tumor (PNET) resection between 2000 and 2016, utilizing US Neuroendocrine Tumor Study Group data. Includes data on tumor pathology and patient management factors. Discusses barriers to care after PNET diagnosis for rural populations.
Author(s)
Muhammad Bilal Mirza, Jordan J. Baechle, Paula Marincola Smith, et al.
Citation
The American Journal of Surgery, 233, 125-131
Date
03/2024
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery