Soft-tissue Sarcoma Survival in the US Military Health System: Comparison With the SEER Program

Ashley B. Anderson*, Amie B. Park, Kangmin Zhu, Jie Lin, Craig D. Shriver, Benjamin K. Potter

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Abstract

Introduction:The US Military Health System (MHS) provides universal health care to beneficiaries. Few studies have evaluated the potential influence of access to universal care on survival outcomes for sarcoma. This study compared the survival of adult patients with soft-tissue sarcoma in the MHS with the US general population.Methods:MHS data were obtained from the Department of Defense Automated Central Tumor Registry (ACTUR). US population data were obtained from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry. Patients who were 25 years or older with a histologically confirmed musculoskeletal soft-tissue sarcoma were matched based on age, sex, and race. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare 5-year survival in the two groups.Results:Adult patients in ACTUR had markedly lower 5-year mortality for soft-tissue sarcomas (hazard ratio=0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.73 to 0.92) after adjustment for potential confounders. Lower 5-year mortality was found in most demographic subgroups for ACTUR patients compared with Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results patients.Conclusion:Five-year survival in the MHS compared with the US general population may suggest an important role of universal health care in improving the survival of patients with soft-tissue sarcoma.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere22.00122
JournalJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jun 2022
Externally publishedYes

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