Low socioeconomic position is a risk factor for delay to treatment and mortality of testicular cancer patients in Hungary, a prospective study

• Main Authors: Zsófia Küronya (Author), Georgina Fröhlich (Author), Andrea Ladányi (Author), Tamás Martin (Author), Lajos Géczi (Author), Fruzsina Gyergyai (Author), Orsolya Horváth (Author), Gergő Kiszner (Author), Ágnes Kovács (Author), Tamás Dienes (Author), Enikő Lénárt (Author), Krisztián Nagyiványi (Author), Tibor Szarvas (Author), Mihály Szőnyi (Author), Attila Tóth (Author), Krisztina Biró (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Hungary, the mortality rate for testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC) is 0,9/100000 which is significantly higher than the EU average. We prospectively evaluated the effect of socioeconomic position on patient delay and therapy outcomes. Methods Questionnaires on subjective socia...