National Cancer Database Reveals Disparities in Access to Thyroid Cancer Surgery

The analysis also found that patients treated at a National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)/National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers were 23 percent more likely than patients at other facilities to be treated with a total thyroidectomy.

Patients being treated at hospitals that do a larger number of thyroid surgeries were also more likely to receive a total thyroidectomy, compared to low-volume or smaller community hospitals.

Source: American College of Surgeons, http://www.facs.org/news/ncdbstudy.html

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