Retrospective analysis of cancer survival across South‐Western Victoria in Australia

OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to describe cancer survival and examine association between survival and socio‐demographic characteristics across Barwon South‐Western region (BSWR) in Victoria, Australia. DESIGN: This study is based on the retrospective cohort database of patients accessing oncology...

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Published in:The Australian journal of rural health 2016, Vol.24 (2), p.79-84
Main Authors: Wong, Shu Fen, Leigh Matheson, Kate Morrissy, Graham Pitson, David M. Ashley, Mustafa Khasraw, Paula K. Lorgelly, Margaret J. Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
gender
hospitals
multivariate analysis
neoplasms
patients
rural health
sociodemographic characteristics
socioeconomic status
socioeconomics
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to describe cancer survival and examine association between survival and socio‐demographic characteristics across Barwon South‐Western region (BSWR) in Victoria, Australia. DESIGN: This study is based on the retrospective cohort database of patients accessing oncology services across BSWR. SETTING: Six rural and three urban hospital settings across the BSWR. PARTICIPANTS: The participants were patients who were diagnosed with cancer in 2009. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Overall survival (OS) of participants was the main outcome measure. RESULTS: Total of 1778 eligible patients had four‐year OS for all cancers combined of 59.7% (95% CI, 57.4–62.0). Improved OS was observed for patients in the upper socio‐economic tertile (64.2%; 95% CI, 60.9–67.5) compared to the middle (59.3%; 95% CI, 55.5–63.1) and lowest tertiles (49.6%; 95% CI, 44.2–54.9) (P 
ISSN:1038-5282
1440-1584