Journal article
Timeliness of Breast Cancer Treatment Within The Alaska Tribal Health System
The Journal of rural health, Vol.35(2), pp.216-221
2019
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12280
PMID: 29030951
Abstract
Purpose
This study examined the time from breast cancer diagnosis to initiation of treatment among Alaska Native (AN) women. We evaluated the impact of age, cancer stage, and rural/urban residence at diagnosis.
Methods
We evaluated characteristics of women recorded in the Alaska Native Tumor Registry who received a first diagnosis of breast cancer between 2009 and 2013. Median time from diagnosis to treatment was assessed. Associations of demographic and clinical characteristics with timely initiation of treatment were evaluated using logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models.
Results
Two hundred seventy‐eight (278) AN women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in years 2009‐2013. Mean age at diagnosis was 56.8 years (SD = 13.0). The median time from diagnosis to initiation of treatment was 23 days (P < .05) with most (94.6%, n = 263) meeting the ≤60‐day guideline target. Time to treatment was not associated with rural/urban residence, age, or stage at cancer diagnosis.
Conclusion
These findings indicate that most AN women diagnosed with breast cancer within the AN Tribal Health System receive timely treatment after diagnosis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Timeliness of Breast Cancer Treatment Within The Alaska Tribal Health System
- Creators
- Stacy F Kelley - Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumGretchen M Day - Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumChristine A DeCourtney - Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumSarah H Nash - Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of rural health, Vol.35(2), pp.216-221
- DOI
- 10.1111/jrh.12280
- PMID
- 29030951
- ISSN
- 0890-765X
- eISSN
- 1748-0361
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- Komen Foundation Community Grant Award NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (HHSN26120130010I; HHSN26100005) Centers for Disease Comprehensive Cancer Control P
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2019
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984214848902771
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