ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2009
Characteristics of mammography facility locations and stage of breast cancer at diagnosis in Chicago.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Influence of geographic access and socioeconomic characteristics on breast cancer outcomes: A systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Geographic Access to Mammography and Its Relationship to Breast Cancer Screening and Stage at Diagnosis: A Systematic Review.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthPooled it
- Patient Navigation in Medically Underserved Areas study design: A trial with implications for efficacy, effect modification, and full continuum assessment.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Transportation-related factors, cancer screening, and stage at diagnosis: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Geo-mapping of government healthcare facilities providing diagnostic laboratory services in Delhi, India: a pilot study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Phenotype Discovery and Geographic Disparities of Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis across U.S. Counties: A Machine Learning Approach.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2022Article
- Multilevel Examination of Health Disparity: The Role of Policy Implementation in Neighborhood Context, in Patient Resources, and in Healthcare Facilities on Later Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2019Article
- Breast Cancer Disparities Among Women in Underserved Communities in the USA.Current breast cancer reports · 2018Article
- Identifying the Social Determinants of Breast Health Behavior: a Qualitative Content AnalysisAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018Article
- Is there an association between spatial accessibility of outpatient care and utilization? Analysis of gynecological and general care.BMC health services research · 2018Article
- Is the closest facility the one actually used? An assessment of travel time estimation based on mammography facilities.International journal of health geographics · 2016Article
- Is Availability of Mammography Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers Associated with Breast Cancer Mortality-to-Incidence Ratios? An Ecological Analysis.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2015Article
- Population and target considerations for triple-negative breast cancer clinical trials.Biomarkers in medicine · 2013Review
- Individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status and healthcare resources in relation to black-white breast cancer survival disparities.Journal of cancer epidemiology · 2013Article
- Do socially deprived urban areas have lesser supplies of cancer care services?Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2012Article
- Significance of increasing poverty levels for determining late-stage breast cancer diagnosis in 1990 and 2000.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2012Article
- Healthcare access and mammography screening in Michigan: a multilevel cross-sectional study.International journal for equity in health · 2012Article
- Breast cancer stage at diagnosis: is travel time important?Journal of community health · 2011Article
- Rural - urban inequalities in late-stage breast cancer: spatial and social dimensions of risk and access.Environment and planning. B, Planning & design · 2011Article
- Impact of neighborhood racial composition and metropolitan residential segregation on disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis and survival between black and white women in California.Journal of community health · 2010Article
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Abstract
In the United States, despite substantial investment in public health initiatives to promote early detection of breast cancer through screening mammography, the proportion of female breast cancers that have advanced beyond the localized stage by the time of diagnosis remains high. Our objective in this exploratory study was to investigate whether stage of breast cancer at diagnosis among Chicago residents is associated with characteristics of the neighborhoods in which proximate mammography facilities are located. Those characteristics may influence likelihood of utilizing the service routinely and partly explain differences in stage at diagnosis. We used a retrospective cohort design and combined 3 years of data from the Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR) with information on locations of mammography facilities, public transportation service, crime, and area demographic and economic characteristics. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS), we identified the five facilities located nearest to each case's residence. Estimates of the association between characteristics of mammography facility locations and breast cancer stage at diagnosis were obtained using the partial proportional odds regression model. We found that the number of homicides in areas in which the nearest mammography facilities were located was associated with increased odds of later stage diagnosis. This effect was independent of age, race, and residential area education and income. We found no effect on stage of distance, public transportation service, or measures of neighborhood social similarity. The "spatial dynamics" of health may involve geographies beyond the immediate neighborhood. The results of our study suggest that areas in which the nearest mammography facilities are located may be one such geography. We hope that this study will spark research interest in the impact of health service locations on utilization.
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