Disparities among patients with extremity soft-tissue sarcomas

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Posted on: January 22nd, 2008
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Hispanic News ]

“In their analysis, the researchers also found that Hispanics tended to be diagnosed with extremity soft-tissue sarcomas at a younger age than whites, blacks, and Asians; blacks, Hispanics, and Asians tended to have larger tumors than whites; Asians were most likely to undergo limb-sparing procedures, and had the lowest rates of amputation; and Hispanics had lower rates of limb preservation and higher rates of amputation when compared with whites.

Martinez said that the study does not address the reasons for the different outcomes for patients with the same disease, but added that his study should be a wake-up call for physicians treating soft-tissue sarcomas.”*

*From: http://www.eurekalert.org
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