Journal article
Disparities in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic White Women Enrolled in Medicare
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, Vol.18(3), pp.648-664
08/2007
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0071
PMID: 17675720
Abstract
Because racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer survival have persisted, we investigated differences in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White (NHW) women. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results data linked to Medicare claims in New Mexico and Arizona (1987-1997) among enrollees aged 65 and older were used to identify treatment, treatment interval, and mortality risk associated with delays in care. We identified 2,031 women (67 American Indian, 333 Hispanic and 1,631 NHW women with time to treatment information. Treatment intervals from diagnosis to surgery (all stages, 18 versus 4 days, p.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Disparities in breast cancer treatment among American Indian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic White Women Enrolled in Medicare
- Creators
- Robin Taylor Wilson - Pennsylvania State UniversityMeg Adams-CameronLinda BurhansstipanovMarilyn A RoubidouxNathaniel CobbCharles F LynchBrenda K Edwards
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, Vol.18(3), pp.648-664
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1353/hpu.2007.0071
- PMID
- 17675720
- ISSN
- 1049-2089
- eISSN
- 1548-6869
- Grant note
- N01-PC-67008 / NCI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2007
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9983995021602771
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