The effects of a National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program on social disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in Massachusetts

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-33

  Liu, Melissa J ^a,e   Hawk, Helen ^a   Gershman, Susan T ^a   Smith, Suzanne M ^b   Karacek, Ruth ^b   Woodford, Mary Lou ^b   Ayanian, John Z ^c,d  

^a Massachusetts Cancer Registry   (United States)

^b MA Department of Public Health   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Statistical Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Screening program; Stage at diagnosis; Treatment; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POVERTY; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL CLASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17644409050     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-004-1289-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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