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. 2024 Jan 1;143(1):101-103.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005439. Epub 2023 Nov 9.

Trends in Location of Death for Individuals With Ovarian Cancer in the United States

Angelin T Mathew  1 , Bhav Jain, Tej A Patel, Alessandro Hammond, Edward Christopher Dee, Fumiko Chino
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Trends in Location of Death for Individuals With Ovarian Cancer in the United States

Angelin T Mathew et al. Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

Using the publicly available Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's WONDER (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) database from 2003 to 2019, we evaluated associations between decedent characteristics and location of death for patients with ovarian malignancy. We found that Black, Native American, Asian American, and Hispanic patients were more likely to die in hospitals than White patients, despite an overall reduction in hospital deaths and an overall increase in hospice facility deaths. Additionally, patients with lesser educational attainment were more likely to die in nursing facilities and less likely to die in hospice facilities. Although there may be some contribution from cultural preferences, these findings may represent disparities in access to palliative care affecting people with cancer from racial and ethnic minoritized groups.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial Disclosure Edward Christopher Dee and Fumiko Chino report money was paid to their institution from the NIH/NCI, Support Grant P30 CA008748. The other authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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Trends in location of deaths for individuals with ovarian cancer between 2003 and 2019.
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