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Age and Endometrial Cancer Survival Disparities Among Black and White Insured Patients

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29596

August 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this cohort study of 13 585 insured Black and White patients, the racial disparity in endometrial cancer survival was 43% larger among younger patients, associated with greater racial imbalances in the risk of adverse tumor types and distant disease, although some of the disparity remains unexplained.

Corresponding Author: Elizabeth J. Suh-Burgmann, MD, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The Permanente Medical Group, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (Betty.Suh-Burgmann@kp.org).

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