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Survival Disparities Between Border And Non-Border Counties In Colorectal Cancer Patients Using The Tcr, Michael Machiorlatti, Michael Brian Lapelusa

Research Colloquium

Along the US Texas Mexico border constant migration, developing medical infrastructure and income disparity leads to poorer access to healthcare and poorer health outcomes. Given 32 of the 254 counties in TX are on the border with roughly 9.8% of the Texas residing in these counties (2.8 million people), this represents a significant population susceptible to adverse health outcomes. We investigate comparisons between border and non-border counties as well as how sociodemographic and diagnostic criterion influence survival of colorectal cancer. Data was obtained from the Texas Department of State Health Service’s TCR. Patients were 18 or older and excluded for …

Long-Term Survival After Stage Iiib Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, Shiv Govindji, Rohan Jeyarajah, Shankar Logarajah

Research Colloquium

Patients with gallbladder adenocarcinomas are rare but present with low five-year survival rates. However, there are patients that survive long after their diagnosis with late-stage gallbladder cancer. The objective of this clinical case report is to highlight factors which may have contributed to this patient’s current 15-year survival to provide further insight on the prognosis of aggressive gallbladder adenocarcinomas.

A 43-year-old woman presented to the clinic with back pain. She had an ultrasound which showed dilated bile ducts and a filling defect with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. A gall bladder mass was found and biopsied. Biopsy concluded the mass to be …