Association of Distance, Region, and Insurance With Advanced Colon Cancer at Initial Diagnosis

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2229954. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29954.

Authors

Nathan R Brand¹, Anya L Greenberg¹, Sy H Chiou², Mohamed Adam¹, Ankit Sarin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco.
² Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines factors associated with the stage at which colon cancer is diagnosed.

MeSH terms

Colonic Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Humans
Insurance Coverage*
Insurance, Health

Grants and funding

T32 CA251070/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States