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
2012
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