Breast Cancer Care in the Community: Challenges, Opportunities, and Outcomes

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 555-580

  Dickson Witmer, Diana ^a,b   Bleznak, Aaron D ^c,d   Kennedy, John S ^e   Stewart, Andrew K ^f   Palis, Bryan E ^f   Bailey, Lisa ^g   Laidley, Alison L ^h   Penman, Emily J ^a,b  

^a HELEN F GRAHAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e DeKalb Medical Center   (United States)

^f AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^g Bay Area Breast Surgeons Inc   (United States)

^h Texas Breast Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast surgeon volume; Community cancer center; Mastery of Breast Surgery Program; NQF measures; Outcomes; Quality of cancer care

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ACCREDITATION; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79957894703     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: 15585042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2011.01.007     Document Type: Review

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