Quantifying the Role of Stage-at-Diagnosis in Racial Disparities in US Cancer Survival: A Population-Based SEER Study for 8 Common Cancers.
BACKGROUND Black patients with cancer experience worse relative survival, yet it remains unclear how far shifting diagnoses towards earlier stage would reduce mortality. METHODS We analysed Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data (2004-2022) for U.S. Black and White patients aged 15-89 years with eigh...