2013
Breast cancer presentation and diagnostic delays in young women
Ruddy KJ, Gelber S, Tamimi RM, Schapira L, Come SE, Meyer ME, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Breast cancer presentation and diagnostic delays in young women. Cancer 2013, 120: 20-25. PMID: 24347383, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare delaysSymptoms of cancerBreast cancerFirst visitYoung womenMulticenter cohort studyMedical record reviewPatient's first visitBreast cancer presentationBreast abnormalitiesFirst signOwn breast cancerHealth care providersMost young womenPoor financial statusCancer presentationCohort studyDiagnostic delayRecord reviewTumor characteristicsPoor outcomeSystemic symptomsDisease stageEligible participantsExamination abnormalities
2009
Presentation of breast cancer in young women
Ruddy K, Gelber S, Tamimi R, Schapira L, Come S, Kereakoglow S, Lin N, Winer E, Partridge A. Presentation of breast cancer in young women. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 6608-6608. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.6608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSigns/symptomsMedical attentionBreast cancerYoung womenDiagnostic delayMedian timeExact testInitial signsProspective multicenter cohort studyInitial signs/symptomsLarge modern cohortPotential diagnostic delayMulticenter cohort studyClinical breast examBreast Self-ExamPredictors of delayFisher's exact testCohort studyModern cohortMedian agePatient factorsPoor outcomePrognostic implicationsSystemic symptomsBreast exam