Discrepancies at clinical presentation of patients with soft tissue sarcoma according to the type of health insurance in a Brazilian population
Patients with STS covered by PubHIn presented larger tumors and more metastatic disease at diagnosis, suggesting that there may be disparities in health care delivery and limited access to health resources. A better understanding of the barriers in the journey of patients with STS could improve outcomes.
Authors
- Samuel Aguiar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3476-727X)
- Ulisses Ribaldo Nicolau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-9096)
- Felipe D’Almeida Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6470-749X)
- Antonio G. Nascimento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6052-7299)
- Ademar Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8317-3817)
- Celso Abdon Lopes de Mello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8315-1562)
- Maria Letícia Gobo Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-5420)
- Suely Akiko Nakagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9195-2087)
- Maria Nirvana Formiga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-1384)
- Marcelo Porfírio Sunagua Aruquipa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0207-0022)
- Fernando Augusto Batista Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-8059)
- Celso Ferreira Filho
- Maria Rita Silva Costa
Institutions
- AC Camargo Hospital (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320308
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00