2010
The association of race/ethnicity, insurance status, and socioeconomic factors with breast cancer care
Freedman RA, Virgo KS, He Y, Pavluck AL, Winer EP, Ward EM, Keating NL. The association of race/ethnicity, insurance status, and socioeconomic factors with breast cancer care. Cancer 2010, 117: 180-189. PMID: 20939011, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack PeopleBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHormonesHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthMastectomyRacial GroupsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSocial ClassSocioeconomic FactorsWhite PeopleConceptsDefinitive locoregional therapyHormone receptor testingArea-level socioeconomic statusBreast cancer careRace/ethnicityHormonal therapyLocoregional therapyReceptor testingSocioeconomic statusCancer careHispanic womenAdjuvant hormonal therapyAdjuvant systemic therapyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer patientsMultivariate logistic regressionBreast cancer treatmentReceipt of careEligible patientsSystemic therapyBlack raceCancer patientsInsurance statusNational cohortBreast cancer
2005
Economic outcomes of breast cancer survivorship: CALGB study 79804
Hensley ML, Dowell J, Herndon JE, Winer E, Stark N, Weeks JC, Paskett E. Economic outcomes of breast cancer survivorship: CALGB study 79804. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2005, 91: 153-161. PMID: 15868443, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-004-6497-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsBreast cancerMedical oncologistsCancer survivorsMedical oncologyLong-term breast cancer survivorsStage II breast cancerAnnual direct medical costsPatient self-reported dataDisease-free survivorsLong-term outcomesDirect medical costsBreast cancer survivorshipFollow-up variesMedical resourcesMedian annual costPercentage of survivorsLow incomeAdjuvant chemotherapyCancer specialistsCancer survivorshipTumor markersMedical costsYoung survivorsYounger age