Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in Utah
Aim: To analyze trends in Utah melanoma diagnosis and study the impact of rurality. Patients & methods: State-wide melanoma incidence was calculated using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data (2005–2013). A subset of 5199 patients treated in an integrated healthcare system was furthe...
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| author | Tawnya L Bowles Carol Sweeney John Snyder Jesse Gygi Brad Bott Daniel Wray Timothy J Yeatman William T Sause |
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| description | Aim: To analyze trends in Utah melanoma diagnosis and study the impact of rurality. Patients & methods: State-wide melanoma incidence was calculated using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data (2005–2013). A subset of 5199 patients treated in an integrated healthcare system was further stratified for urban or rural residence. Results: Early-stage tumors accounted for most of the increase in melanoma incidence over time. Age-adjusted melanoma incidence rate was higher in rural counties (46.7 vs 39.4). Anatomic site and stage did not differ between rural and urban patients. Rural patients were more commonly diagnosed by a local primary care provider. Conclusion: Rurality had an impact on melanoma diagnosis in the specialty and location of the diagnosing provider. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-05eb992c149d43af9fc9d351187db4512025-08-20T02:25:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMelanoma Management2045-08852045-08932021-06-018210.2217/mmt-2020-0023Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in UtahTawnya L Bowles0Carol Sweeney1John Snyder2Jesse Gygi3Brad Bott4Daniel Wray5Timothy J Yeatman6William T Sause71Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA1Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA1Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA3Providence Health & Services, Irvine, CA 92612, USA4Twine Clinical Consulting, LLC, Park City, UT 84098, USA1Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA1Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USAAim: To analyze trends in Utah melanoma diagnosis and study the impact of rurality. Patients & methods: State-wide melanoma incidence was calculated using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data (2005–2013). A subset of 5199 patients treated in an integrated healthcare system was further stratified for urban or rural residence. Results: Early-stage tumors accounted for most of the increase in melanoma incidence over time. Age-adjusted melanoma incidence rate was higher in rural counties (46.7 vs 39.4). Anatomic site and stage did not differ between rural and urban patients. Rural patients were more commonly diagnosed by a local primary care provider. Conclusion: Rurality had an impact on melanoma diagnosis in the specialty and location of the diagnosing provider.https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/mmt-2020-0023diagnosisepidemiologymelanomaoncologypreventionskin |
| spellingShingle | Tawnya L Bowles Carol Sweeney John Snyder Jesse Gygi Brad Bott Daniel Wray Timothy J Yeatman William T Sause Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in Utah Melanoma Management diagnosis epidemiology melanoma oncology prevention skin |
| title | Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in Utah |
| title_full | Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in Utah |
| title_fullStr | Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in Utah |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in Utah |
| title_short | Impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in Utah |
| title_sort | impact of rurality on melanoma diagnosis in utah |
| topic | diagnosis epidemiology melanoma oncology prevention skin |
| url | https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/mmt-2020-0023 |
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