Trends and Determinants of Location of Death Due to Colorectal Cancer in the United States
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Author(s)
Sonal, Swati
Jain, Bhav
Bajaj, Simar S.
Dee, Edward C.
Boudreau, Chloe
Cusack, James C.
Kunitake, Hiroko
Goldstone, Robert
Bordeianou, Liliana G.
Cauley MD, Christy E.
Date Issued
October 31, 2023
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Springer International Publishing
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Sonal, S., Jain, B., Bajaj, S.S. et al. Trends and Determinants of Location of Death Due to Colorectal Cancer in the United States. Ann Surg Oncol 31, 1447–1454 (2024).
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Abstract
Background
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States (US); however, there are limited data on location of death in patients who die from CRC. We examined the trends in location of death and determinants in patients dying from CRC in the US.
Methods
We utilized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database to extract nationwide data on underlying cause of death as CRC. A multinomial logistic regression was performed to assess associations between clinico-sociodemographic characteristics and location of death.
Results
There were 850,750 deaths due to CRC from 2003 to 2019. There was a gradual decrease in deaths in hospital, nursing home, or outpatient facility/emergency department over time and an increase in deaths at home and in hospice. Relative to White decedents, Black, Asian, and American Indian/Alaska Native decedents were less likely to die at home and in hospice compared with hospitals. Individuals with lower educational status also had a lower risk of dying at home or in hospice compared with in hospitals.
Conclusions
The gradual shift in location of death of patients who die of CRC from institutionalized settings to home and hospice is a promising trend and reflects the prioritization of patient goals for end-of-life care by healthcare providers. However, there are existing sociodemographic disparities in access to deaths at home and in hospice, which emphasizes the need for policy interventions to reduce health inequity in end-of-life care for CRC.
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https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-14337-y
