Open AccessImpact of Surgeon Type and Rurality on Treatment and Survival of Ovarian Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Kristin Weeks,
Charles F. Lynch,
Michele M. West,
Ryan M. Carnahan,
Michael O’Rorke,
Jacob Oleson,
Megan McDonald,
Mary E. Charlton
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1537-453X
pISSN - 0277-3732
DOI - 10.1097/coc.0000000000000860
Subject(s) - medicine , gynecologic oncology , hazard ratio , ovarian cancer , odds ratio , proportional hazards model , cohort , surgery , confidence interval , cancer , oncology
National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines recommend ovarian cancer patients receive cancer-directed surgery from a gynecologic oncologist surgeon. We aimed to determine if rurality impacts type of surgeon and estimate if the interaction between rurality and type of surgeon impacts cytoreductive surgery, chemotherapy initiation, and survival.