Localized Pancreatic Cancer among Military Beneficiaries: A National Cancer Database Analysis
Among patients with localized pancreatic cancer, military beneficiaries were less likely to receive cancer treatment, had worse postoperative mortality, and experienced worse risk-adjusted overall survival versus individuals with private insurance. Further research is needed to investigate potential disparities in access to care and treatment outcomes among military beneficiaries and to evaluate policies aimed at closing this gap.
Authors
- Patrick W. Underwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-8979)
- Robert C. Chick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5912-0902)
- Ryan F. Heslin
- Elizabeth L. Carpenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-7715)
- Jordan M. Cloyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2373-8433)
- Timothy Michael Pawlik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-9870)
- Joal D. Beane
- Alex C. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3113-6560)
- Robert Krell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4800-3123)
Institutions
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf465
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00