Open AccessRacial Disparities in the Treatment of Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Howell,
Natalia Egorova,
Monica Prasad Hayes,
Juan P. Wisnivesky,
Rebeca Franco,
Nina A. Bickell
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
obstetrics and gynecology (new york. 1953. online)/obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.664
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1873-233X
pISSN - 0029-7844
DOI - 10.1097/aog.0b013e3182a92011
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , guideline , proportional hazards model , propensity score matching , confidence interval , cohort , gynecology , epidemiology , epithelial ovarian cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , cohort study , ovarian cancer , surveillance, epidemiology, and end results , obstetrics , cancer registry , paleontology , pathology , biology
To examine whether treatment with guideline-recommended care (surgery and chemotherapy) is associated with mortality differences between black and white women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.