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To evaluate how diagnostic procedures, treatment approaches, healthcare access, and survival outcomes for uterine cancer have evolved over a ten-year period using population-based real-world data.

August 20, 2026Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

A Population‐Based Evaluation of Quality Indicators for Uterine Cancer Care in Queensland, 2013–2022

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To evaluate how diagnostic procedures, treatment approaches, healthcare access, and survival outcomes for uterine cancer have evolved over a ten-year period using population-based real-world data.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study using unit record data from the population-based Queensland Oncology Repository for 5,423 patients diagnosed with uterine cancer between 2013 and 2022.
Stratified patients into two diagnosis periods (2013–2017 and 2018–2022) to examine 18 clinical quality indicators.
Evaluated temporal changes and five-year survival outcomes using Poisson regression and multivariable flexible parametric survival modeling adjusted for demographic and clinical characteristics.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy utilization among patients undergoing definitive resection increased from 14% to 61% (RL = 4.24, 95% CI 3.76–4.79; p < 0.001), alongside increased laparoscopic surgery for Stages I/II (RL = 1.12, 95% CI 1.08–1.15; p < 0.001) and Stages III/IV (RL = 1.48, 95% CI 1.30–1.68; p < 0.001).
Definitive resection performed within 30 days of diagnosis declined from 56% to 51% (RL = 0.92, 95% CI 0.88–0.97; p = 0.001), with lower rates observed among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women (29%).
Likelihood of mortality within five years of definitive resection showed no statistically significant difference between diagnosis periods (adjusted HR = 0.87, 95% CI 0.74–1.03; p = 0.11).

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Retrospective cohort study reveals increased minimally invasive surgery but worsening surgical delays in uterine cancer patients, highlighting persistent disparities in timely care.

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Youlden et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5eb8a91293e6a1cd856 https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.70167

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Retrospective cohort study reveals increased minimally invasive surgery but worsening surgical delays in uterine cancer patients, highlighting persistent disparities in timely care.

A Population‐Based Evaluation of Quality Indicators for Uterine Cancer Care in Queensland, 2013–2022

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A Population‐Based Evaluation of Quality Indicators for Uterine Cancer Care in Queensland, 2013–2022

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