Rthp-11. receipt of radiation treatment for acoustic neuroma: a national cancer database analysis of the impact of race and insurance status

CONCLUSIONS:Patients who were elderly, had a high-school degree, or were treated in comprehensive cancer centers were more likely to receive radiation for AN. Conversely, patients on Medicaid, having a Charlson/Deyo score of one, residing in the western United States, or with minimum household income of $48,000 were less likely to receive radiation for AN; receipt of radiation was not impacted by race. These findings indicate that patients with advanced age and/or treated at comprehensive cancer centers are being triaged to radiation for AN independent of race. Long-term nationwide outcome analyses will be needed to determine whether post-treatment outcomes remain uninfluenced by race.
Source: Neuro-Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: RADIATION THERAPY Source Type: research