American College of Surgeons: Ideal Surgical Results are Less Likely If Older Cancer Patients Live in a Community More Vulnerable to Socioeconomic Stress
January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
A new study finds that older cancer patients are less likely to have optimal results following their cancer operation if they live in an area highly affected by social challenges, especially if they are racial-ethnic minorities. The study was selected for the 2020 Southern Surgical Association Program and published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American Colleg . . .
A new study finds that older cancer patients are less likely to have optimal results following their cancer operation if they live in an area highly affected by social challenges, especially if they are racial-ethnic minorities. The study was selected for the 2020 Southern Surgical Association Program and published as an "article in press" on the Journal of the American Colleg . . .