2012
Time to diagnosis and breast cancer stage by race/ethnicity
Warner ET, Tamimi RM, Hughes ME, Ottesen RA, Wong YN, Edge SB, Theriault RL, Blayney DW, Niland JC, Winer EP, Weeks JC, Partridge AH. Time to diagnosis and breast cancer stage by race/ethnicity. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 136: 813-821. PMID: 23099438, PMCID: PMC3513497, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2304-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityLate-stage tumorsBreast cancerMedian timeNon-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander womenStage III/IV breast cancerAbnormal mammogramsNational Comprehensive Cancer Network centersAsian/Pacific Islander womenBreast cancer stageNon-Hispanic blacksPacific Islander womenNon-Hispanic whitesBreast cancer diagnosisAJCC criteriaHigher proportionSymptomatic womenCancer stageStage IStage IIIInitial signs
2007
Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
Keating NL, Landrum MB, Guadagnoli E, Winer EP, Ayanian JZ. Care in the Months before Death and Hospice Enrollment Among Older Women with Advanced Breast Cancer. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 23: 11-18. PMID: 17939006, PMCID: PMC2173914, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0422-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTypes of physiciansAdvanced breast cancerWeeks of deathHospice useOutpatient visitsCancer specialistsBreast cancerOlder womenStage III/IV breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseAdvanced breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsPrimary care providersPopulation-based sampleTiming of enrollmentHospice referralPatient characteristicsHospice enrollmentHospitalized patientsCancer careCancer patientsAdjusted ratesCare providersHospitalizationPatients