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Impacto de los determinantes sociales en los resultados del melanoma en Canadá: un estudio retrospectivo de un solo
Aliyah King1,2, Olivier Brandts-Longtin1,2, Chandy Somayaji3
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Journal of surgical oncology
|August 28, 2025
Resumen
El estatus socioeconómico más alto (SES) está relacionado con probabilidades más bajas de melanoma avanzado en el momento del diagnóstico, pero no afecta la supervivencia. La distancia a los hospitales no tuvo ningún efecto en los resultados del melanoma en este estudio canadiense.
Área de la Ciencia:
- En el campo de la oncología
- Dermatología
- Salud pública
Sus antecedentes:
- El estado socioeconómico (SES) y la proximidad al hospital son determinantes conocidos de la supervivencia del melanoma.
- Pocos estudios han examinado estos factores en los sistemas de salud universales como el de Canadá.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el impacto de la SES y la distancia al hospital en los resultados de los pacientes con melanoma.
- Para analizar la supervivencia general, el tiempo de recurrencia y la etapa en la presentación.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio retrospectivo de 959 pacientes quirúrgicos con melanoma en el Hospital de Ottawa (1999-2023).
- SES determinado por quintiles de ingresos (InQ) utilizando códigos postales y datos del censo de 2016.
- Las regresiones logísticas analizaron las asociaciones entre InQ y los resultados clínicos.
Principales resultados:
- Un InQ más alto se asoció con probabilidades significativamente más bajas de melanoma en estadio II-IV en la presentación (OR: 0, 865).
- No se encontró una asociación significativa entre el SES y la supervivencia general, el tiempo de recurrencia o la enfermedad en estadio III-IV.
- La distancia al hospital no influyó significativamente en los resultados; el sexo femenino protegió contra la recurrencia y la enfermedad avanzada.
Conclusiones:
- Un SES más alto está relacionado con un riesgo reducido de melanoma en estadio II-IV, pero no afecta la supervivencia o la recurrencia.
- La distancia al hospital no mostró ningún efecto significativo en los resultados del melanoma.
- Las investigaciones adicionales deben explorar las barreras que contribuyen a las etapas avanzadas del melanoma en las poblaciones de SES inferior.
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