2022
Evaluation of facilitators and barriers of timely breast cancer care in North Carolina (NC): A qualitative study.
Gaddy J, Teal R, Bell E, Wheeler S, Reeder-Hayes K. Evaluation of facilitators and barriers of timely breast cancer care in North Carolina (NC): A qualitative study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 134-134. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.28_suppl.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer care deliverySocial determinants of healthArea Health Education CenterDeterminants of healthBreast cancer careSocial determinantsCare deliveryCancer careBlack patientsHealthcare systemQuality of cancer careQualitative studyIdentification of emergent themesInitiation of breast cancer treatmentOverall quality of cancer careAdverse social determinantsPatients' social determinantsProvision of social support servicesBreast cancer cliniciansHealth Education CenterSupportive healthcare providersSocial support servicesNorth CarolinaTreatment delayNon-black women
2021
Racial differences in impact of geography on breast cancer treatment delay.
Reeder-Hayes K, Baggett C, Jackson B, Kuo T, Gaddy J, Bell E, Green L, Wheeler S. Racial differences in impact of geography on breast cancer treatment delay. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 81-81. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea Health Education CenterBlack patientsRacial disparitiesBreast cancer treatment delaysLocal health system characteristicsBlack breast cancer patientsLikelihood of treatment delaysBlack womenTreatment delayNon-Black patientsStage I-III breast cancerRisk ratioHealth system factorsPoor quality careCancer registry dataI-III breast cancerPopulation health resourcesHealth Education CenterPatients receive careBlack patients receive careRisk of treatment delayPatient-level factorsModified Poisson regressionCancer treatment delaySignificant racial disparities