Open AccessImpact of racial disparities and insurance status in patients with bone sarcomas in the USA
Author(s) -
Xianglin Hu,
Tomohiro Fujiwara,
Matthew T. Houdek,
Lingxiao Chen,
Wending Huang,
Zhengwang Sun,
Yangbai Sun,
Wangjun Yan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bone and joint research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2046-3758
DOI - 10.1302/2046-3758.115.bjr-2021-0258.r2
Subject(s) - medicine , bone sarcoma , health insurance , sarcoma , family medicine , demography , political science , sociology , pathology , health care , law
Socioeconomic and racial disparities have been recognized as impacting the care of patients with cancer, however there are a lack of data examining the impact of these disparities on patients with bone sarcoma. The purpose of this study was to examine socioeconomic and racial disparities that impact the oncological outcomes of patients with bone sarcoma.