The effect of age on delay in diagnosis and stage of breast cancer

Oncologist

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 775-782

  Partridge, Ann H ^a   Hughes, Melissa E ^a   Ottesen, Rebecca A ^b   Wong, Yu Ning ^c   Edge, Stephen B ^d   Theriault, Richard L ^e   Blayney, Douglas W ^f   Niland, Joyce C ^b   Winer, Eric P ^a   Weeks, Jane C ^a   Tamimi, Rulla M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast cancer screening; Delay in diagnosis; Young age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84862882425     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0469     Document Type: Article

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