The Effect of Age on Delay in Diagnosis and Stage of Breast Cancer
Partridge AH, Hughes ME, Ottesen RA, Wong Y, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Tamimi RM. The Effect of Age on Delay in Diagnosis and Stage of Breast Cancer. The Oncologist 2012, 17: 775-782. PMID: 22554997, PMCID: PMC3380876, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher stage diseaseBreast cancerYoung womenStage diseaseNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersInitial signsYounger ageHigher stageBreast cancer diagnosisAdvanced diseaseEffect of ageIndependent predictorsSymptomatic diseaseStage ICancerDiagnosisDiseaseSymptomsCancer diagnosisWomenOlder counterpartsAgeSimilar adjustmentSignsDays