Incidence and Survival for Patients Diagnosed With Breast, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer in an Integrated System

Conclusions Incidence rates for all-stage and localized-stage BC were consistently higher for Kaiser Permanente than for SEER. CRC and LC rates were lower. Kaiser Permanente survival rates were consistently higher than for SEER. The strengths of these findings are associated with the ability to capture "gold-standard" cancer registry data on defined Kaiser Permanente populations. However, findings should be interpreted cautiously given differences in the underlying populations and secular and regional differences between Kaiser Permanente and SEER. The Kaiser Permanente population is younger and more racially diverse than SEER aggregate populations, and Kaiser Permanente members are insured with access to preventive care (eg, smoking cessation programs, cancer screening).PMID:37724894 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/23.021
Source: The Permanente journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research