Does Race Impact Time To Presentation In Patients With Endometrial Cancer?

Objective: Prior studies have investigated how long women cope with the symptoms of endometrial cancer prior to presentation to a physician. Most studies utilized patient surveys following cancer diagnosis, which are subject to recall bias. Black women are known to present with more advanced stages of endometrial cancer and more aggressive subtypes. We sought to investigate whether race has an impact on time to presentation to a physician with symptoms of endometrial cancer and whether this may account for later stage at diagnosis.