Observational studyAnnals of surgical oncology2021
Factors that Influence Treatment Delay for Patients with Breast Cancer.
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- Quantifying the impact of treatment delays on breast cancer survival outcomes: a comprehensive meta-analysis.GeroScience · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological distress and coping strategies in breast cancer patients under neoadjuvant therapy: A systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Socioeconomic Status and Breast Cancer Treatment in the United States: Results From a Systematic Literature Review.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterPooled it
- Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the opportunity to treat patients with breast cancer: experience at a reference cancer center in Mexico City.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Observational
- Comparison of oncological care in a hospital center before and after the integration of specialized oncology services.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic status and delayed breast cancer care in Southeast Texas: a retrospective cohort study.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2025Article
- The delayed cancer treatment and economic inequality in Korea: results of common cancers by the time-to-surgery.Epidemiology and health · 2025Article
- Racial/ethnic disparities in the association between patient care experiences and receipt of initial surgical breast cancer care: findings from SEER-CAHPS.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Article
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- Factors associated with the time to treat breast cancer in the pandemic period: an observational study.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Observational
- Survival outcomes following treatment delays among patients with early-stage female cancers: a nationwide study.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Treatment time interval in breast cancer: A population-based study on the impact of type and number of cancer centres attended.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
- Socioeconomically disadvantaged veterans experience treatment delays for pulmonary arterial hypertension.Pulmonary circulation · 2022Article
- Morbidity and measures of the diagnostic process in primary care for patients subsequently diagnosed with cancer.Family practice · 2022Article
- Multimorbidity and Its Associations With Anxiety and Depression Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study in a US Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Population.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterObservational
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Abstract
introductionThe diagnosis or treatment of breast cancer is sometimes delayed. A lengthy delay may have a negative psychological impact on patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the sociodemographic, clinical and pathological factors associated with delay in the provision of surgical treatment for localised breast cancer, in a prospective cohort of patients.
methodsThis observational, prospective, multicentre study was conducted in ten hospitals belonging to the Spanish national public health system, located in four Autonomous Communities (regions). The study included 1236 patients, diagnosed through a screening programme or found to be symptomatic, between April 2013 and May 2015. The study variables analysed included each patient's personal history, care situation, tumour history and data on the surgical intervention, pathological anatomy, hospital admission and follow-up. Treatment delay was defined as more than 30 days elapsed between biopsy and surgery.
resultsOver half of the study population experienced surgical treatment delay. This delay was greater for patients with no formal education and among widows, persons not requiring assistance for usual activities, those experiencing anxiety or depression, those who had a high BMI or an above-average number of comorbidities, those who were symptomatic, who did not receive NMR spectroscopy, who presented a histology other than infiltrating ductal carcinoma or who had poorly differentiated carcinomas.
conclusionsCertain sociodemographic and clinical variables are associated with surgical treatment delay. This study identifies factors that influence surgical delays, highlighting the importance of preventing these factors and of raising awareness among the population at risk and among health personnel.
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