Chongqing University Cancer Hospital Reports Findings in Cancer (Oesophageal cancer-specific mortality risk and public health insurance: Prospective cohort study from China): Cancer

2025 APR 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Cancer is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Oesophageal cancer is a significant health concern worldwide, with high incidence and mortality rates. In China, the disease burden is particularly high, accounting for a substantial proportion of oesophageal cancer cases and related deaths worldwide.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, “To explore the relationship between the mortality rate of oesophageal cancer patients and insurance type, out-of-pocket ratio, and the joint effects of insurance type and out-of-pocket ratio. The test was used to analyze patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics. Multivariate logistic regression, the Cox proportional hazard model, and the competitive risk model were used to calculate the cumulative hazard ratios (HRs) of all-cause death and oesophageal cancer-specific death among patients with different types of insurance and out-of-pocket ratios. Compared with patients covered by basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents, patients covered by urban employee basic medical insurance for urban workers (UEBMI) had a 23.30% increased risk of oesophageal cancer-specific death [HR = 1.233, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.093-1.391, < 0.005]. Compared with patients in the low out-of-pocket ratio group, patients in the high out-of-pocket ratio group had a 25.80% reduction in the risk of oesophageal cancer-specific death (HR = 0.742, 95%CI: 0.6555-0.84, < 0.005). With each 10% increase in the out-of-pocket ratio, the risk of oesophageal cancer-specific death decreased by 10.10% in patients covered by UEBMI. However, the risk of oesophageal cancer-specific death increased by 26.90% in patients in the high out-of-pocket ratio group. This study reveals the relationships of the specific mortality rate of patients with oesophageal cancer with the out-of-pocket ratio and medical insurance types as well as their combined effects.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This study provides practical suggestions and guidance for the formulation of relevant policies in this area.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Oesophageal cancer-specific mortality risk and public health insurance: Prospective cohort study from China. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, 2025;17(4):103629. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology can be contacted at: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, Ca, United States.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Xiao-Sheng Li, Chongqing Cancer Multi-omics Big Data Application Engineering Research Center, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing 400030, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include Xiang-Lin Wu, Jing-Han Cheng, Lin-Xin Deng, Zu-Hai Hu, Jun Qi and Hai-Ke Lei.

Publisher contact information for the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology is: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, Ca, United States.

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