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Melanoma Epidemiology
Studies from University of Texas, Department of Internal Medicine add new findings in the area of melanoma epidemiology
January 14th, 2007
A new study, "Socioeconomic status and survival in older patients with melanoma," is now available. According to a study from the United States, "To determine the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and survival in older patients with melanoma. Retrospective cohort study." "Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER): a population-based cancer registry covering 14% of the U.S. population. Twenty-three thousand sixty-eight patients aged 65 and older with melanoma between 1988 and 1999. Outcome was melanoma-specific survival. Main independent variable was SES (measured as census tract median household income) taken from the SEER-Medicare linked data....
Source: Patient Care Law Weekly (2007-01-14)
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