Cancer of the Colorectum in Maine, 1995-1998 : Determinants of Stage at Diagnosis in a Rural State

Cancer of the Colorectum in Maine, 1995-1998 : Determinants of Stage at Diagnosis in a Rural State

From Parsons and Askland: "Despite screening for colorectal cancer, mortality in the United States remains substantial. In northern New England, little is known about predictors of stage at diagnosis, an important determinant of survival and mortality....The objective of this study was to identify predictors of late stage at diagnosis for colorectal cancer in a rural state with a predominantly white population and a large Franco-American minority... Incident cases from 1995-1998 were obtained from the Maine Cancer Registry. Individual-level variables (age, sex, race, French ethnicity by surname, and payer) and contextual/town-level variables (socioeconomic status, population density, Franco ancestry proportion, distance to health care, and weather) were modeled with multiple logistic regression for late stage...."

Parsons, Margaret A.

Askland, Kathleen D.

2007

en

Journal Article

1995-1998; Maine

No

10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00064.x

1748-0361

#1

25-32

The Journal of Rural Health

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