Author:
Gonzalez-Pons Maria,Torres Mariela,Perez Javier,Velez Anneliese,Betancourt Jean Pierre,Marcano Lorena,Soto-Salgado Marievelisse,Cruz-Correa Marcia
Abstract
<p class="cco-body">Purpose: Ethnic/racial disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival have been well documented. However, there is limited information regarding CRC survival among Hispanic subgroups. This study reports the 5-year relative survival and the relative risk of death of Puerto Rican Hispanic (PRH) CRC patients compared to other racial/ethnic groups in the US.</p><p class="cco-body">Methods: CRC incidence data from subjects <span style="text-decoration: underline;">></span>50 years was obtained from the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry and the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003. Relative survival rates were calculated using the life tables from the population of Puerto Rico and SEER. A Poisson regression model was used to assess relative risk of death by stage, sex, and age.</p><p class="cco-body">Results: A total of 76,444 subjects with incident CRC were analyzed (non-Hispanic White (NHW) n=59,686; non-Hispanic black (NHB) n=7,700; US Hispanics (USH) n=5,699; PRH n=3,359). Overall and stage-specific 5-year survival rates differed by race/ethnicity. When comparing PRH to the other racial/ethnic groups, PRH had the lowest<em> </em>survival rates in regional cancers and were the only racial/ethnic group where a marked 5-year survival advantage was observed among females (66.0%) compared to males (60.3%). A comparable and significantly higher relative risk of death of CRC was observed for PRH and NHB compared to NHW.</p><p class="cco-body">Conclusions: Our findings establish baseline CRC survival data for PRH living in Puerto Rico. The gender and racial/ethnic disparities observed in PRH compared to US mainland racial/ethnic groups warrant further investigation of the risk factors affecting this Hispanic subgroup.<strong></strong></p>
Publisher
Canadian Center of Science and Education
Subject
Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Fuel Technology
Cited by
7 articles.
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