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Loading video... VIDEO: Lead study author Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH, PhD , Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center describes the findings. view more  Credit: American College of Surgeons CHICAGO (January 25, 2021; 9 am CST): A new study finds that older cancer patients are less likely to have optimal results following their cancer operation if they live in an area highly affected by social challenges, especially if they are racial-ethn...

 E-Mail COLUMBUS, Ohio - Older minority cancer patients with poor social determinants of health are significantly more likely to experience negative surgical outcomes compared to white patients with similar risk factors, according to a new study published by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James). A new retrospective analysis of more than 200,000 patients conducted by rese...