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Background
The majority of women in Nigeria present with advanced‐stage breast cancer. To address the role of geospatial access, we constructed a geographic information‐system–based model to evaluate the relationship between modeled travel time, stage at presentation, and overall survival among patients with breast cancer in Nigeria.
Methods
Consecutive patients were identified from a single‐institution,...
BACKGROUND
The current study was performed to determine whether access to facilities performing accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is associated with differences in the use of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT).
METHODS
Using the National Cancer Data Base, the authors performed a retrospective study of women aged ≥50 years who were diagnosed with early‐stage breast cancer between 2004 and 2013...
BACKGROUNDRates of screening mammography have plateaued, and the number of mammography facilities has declined in the past decade. The objective of this study was to assess changes over time and geographic disparities in the availability of mammography services.
METHODSUsing information from the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Census, county‐level mammography capacity was defined as the...
BACKGROUND:This study seeks to examine the relation between sociodemographic characteristics and the utilization of fertility preservation services in reproductive age women diagnosed with cancer.
METHODS:A total of 1041 women diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18 and 40 years responded to a retrospective survey on demographic information and reproductive health history. Five cancer types...
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