Colorectal cancer surgical care and survival: do private health insurance, socioeconomic and locational status make a difference?

Background:  The purpose of the present paper was to examine patterns of surgical care and the likelihood of death within 5 years after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer, including the effects of demographic, locational and socioeconomic disadvantage and the possession of private health insurance.

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