In patients with advanced laryngeal cancer, younger patients and those residing in a county with a low median household income are more likely to receive surgical therapy, and females and married patients are at a lower risk of dying from cancer, according to a new report.
The population-based, non-concurrent cohort study looked at whether sociodemographic factors are associated with choice of treatment (surgical versus non-surgical) and disease-free survival in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. The researchers found that, in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer, younger patients and those residing in a county with a low median household income are more likely to receive surgical therapy, and females and married patients are at a lower risk of dying from cancer.
A total of 5,381 patients in the United States diagnosed with stage III or IV laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma between 1992 and 2009 were included in the study. The researchers found that patients 60 years of age or older and those with more recent diagnoses experienced a decreased likelihood of receiving surgical therapy. Patients were more likely to receive surgical therapy if they lived in a county with low median household income and if they were younger than 60 years of age.
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