Structured Key Points:
- Black patients were more likely than white patients to present with
advanced T stage at diagnosis for HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous
cell carcinoma
- Black patients had significantly worse overall survival than white
patients in the unadjusted analysis
- The racial disparity in overall survival persisted when adjusting for
age, sex, and tumor stage
- The racial disparity in overall survival persisted when adding alcohol
and tobacco use to the previous adjustment set
- The racial disparity in overall survival remained significant in the
final adjustment set which controlled for age, sex, tumor stage,
smoking, tobacco use, and household income, insurance status, and
education level