Disparities in cancer stage at diagnosis and survival of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians.

摘要: Abstract Background/Aim This study tested the utility of retrospectively staging cancer registry data for comparing stage and stage-specific survivals Aboriginal non-Aboriginal people. Differences by area level factors were also explored. Methods test dataset comprised 950 cases all other recorded on South Australian with a 1977–2010 diagnosis. A sub-set 777 diagnosed in 1990–2010 matched randomly selected year birth, diagnostic year, sex, primary site cancer. Competing risk regression summarised associations status, stage, geographic attributes death. Results 10 years younger at diagnosis, more likely to present recent years, be resident remote areas, have sites head & neck, lung, liver cervix. Risk death was associated analysis advanced More than had distant metastases diagnosis (31.3% vs 22.0, p Conclusion Retrospective proved feasible using data. indicated stages cases. people higher risks death, which persisted after adjusting applied irrespective remoteness residence, highest occurring among from areas.