Geographic Disparities in Previously Diagnosed Health Conditions in Colorectal Cancer Patients Are Largely Explained by Age and Area Level Disadvantage.

Conclusion: It is unlikely that health disparities in terms of previously diagnosed conditions account for poorer CRC survival in regional and remote areas. Interventions to improve the health of regional CRC patients may need to target issues unique to socio-economic disadvantage and older age. PMID: 30254984 [PubMed]

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Source: Rural Remote Health - September 27, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: Goodwin BC, March S, Ireland MJ, Crawford-Williams F, Ng SK, Baade PD, Chambers SK, Aitken JF, Dunn J Tags: Front Oncol Source Type: research