Survival benefits of treatment access among underserved breast cancer patients diagnosed through the Texas breast and cervical cancer services program

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 477-486

  Rajan, Suja S ^a   Begley, Charles E ^a   Highfield, Linda D ^a   Kim, Bumyang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer screening; NBCCEDP; Public health intervention; Socioeconomic disparities; Survival; Treatment administration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER STAGING; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEXAS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEXAS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84942865737     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000255     Document Type: Article

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