Disparities in breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy: Moving beyond yes or no

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2120-2121

  Hassett, Michael J ^a   Griggs, Jennifer J ^b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; BREAST TUMOR; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; NOTE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 65549152852     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1532     Document Type: Editorial

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