Catharina Busch1, Matus Rehak1,2, Ahmad Alfaar3,4,5, Anas Saad6, Piotr Chlad1, Omneya Ezzat Elsherif7,8, Mohammad Elshami9. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany. 3. Experimental Ophthalmology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. ahmadsfar@gmail.com. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. ahmadsfar@gmail.com. 5. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany. ahmadsfar@gmail.com. 6. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. 7. Family Medicine, Egyptian Fellowship Board, Cairo, Egypt. 8. Family Medicine, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt. 9. Shezlong Telepsychiatry Services, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Marital status influences the presentation and outcome of various cancers. We explored the relationship between marital status and survival of uveal melanoma (UM) and factors influencing this relationship. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients diagnosed with UM and registered in the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results program between 1973 and 2017. Cox regression model was conducted to calculate the hazard ratio of overall and cancer-specific survival rate and delineate the effect of each confounder. RESULTS: The study involved 10,557 patients with a male-to-female ratio of 1:1.1. Most of the diagnosed patients were aged between 40 and 79 years (81%). Married patients (62%) represented the majority, followed by singles (12%), widowed (11%), and then divorced patients (7%). Single patients were the youngest group (mean age of 59.3 years) while widowed patients were the oldest (mean age of 75.8 years). In the Cox regression model for overall survival, married and single patients exhibited the best overall survival (no significant difference in between them), both surpassing divorced and widowed patients. Married patients were at a significantly lower risk to die from UM than divorced patients. Female patients and younger age groups showed the best overall and cancer-specific survival. CONCLUSION: Maintained marriages improved the survival of UM patients. Widowed and divorced patients should be included in specially designed support programs during their cancer management.
BACKGROUND: Marital status influences the presentation and outcome of various cancers. We explored the relationship between marital status and survival of uveal melanoma (UM) and factors influencing this relationship. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients diagnosed with UM and registered in the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results program between 1973 and 2017. Cox regression model was conducted to calculate the hazard ratio of overall and cancer-specific survival rate and delineate the effect of each confounder. RESULTS: The study involved 10,557 patients with a male-to-female ratio of 1:1.1. Most of the diagnosed patients were aged between 40 and 79 years (81%). Married patients (62%) represented the majority, followed by singles (12%), widowed (11%), and then divorced patients (7%). Single patients were the youngest group (mean age of 59.3 years) while widowed patients were the oldest (mean age of 75.8 years). In the Cox regression model for overall survival, married and single patients exhibited the best overall survival (no significant difference in between them), both surpassing divorced and widowed patients. Married patients were at a significantly lower risk to die from UM than divorced patients. Female patients and younger age groups showed the best overall and cancer-specific survival. CONCLUSION: Maintained marriages improved the survival of UM patients. Widowed and divorced patients should be included in specially designed support programs during their cancer management.
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