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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 9/2020

01-09-2020 | Neuroendocrine Tumor | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: Uninsurance is Associated with Worse Outcomes Following Resection for Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Authors: Paula Marincola Smith, MD, Jordan J. Baechle, BS, Kamran Idrees, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FACS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 9/2020

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Previous studies have demonstrated that patients in the United States (US) who lack private or government-based health insurance who suffer from a variety of malignancies have shortened survival compared to their insured counterparts.1,2 Additionally, low-income patients in the US with breast and colon cancers have worse survival outcomes than low-income patients who reside in countries with universal healthcare.3 Despite the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, 28 million Americans remain uninsured and struggle to access medical care. …
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Title
ASO Author Reflections: Uninsurance is Associated with Worse Outcomes Following Resection for Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Authors
Paula Marincola Smith, MD
Jordan J. Baechle, BS
Kamran Idrees, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FACS
Publication date
01-09-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08365-1

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