Patient, hospital, and neighborhood factors associated with treatment of early-stage breast cancer among Asian American women in California

BACKGROUND: Clinical guidelines recommend breast conserving surgery (BCS) with radiation as a viable alternative to mastectomy for treatment of early-stage breast cancer. Yet, Asian Americans (AA) are more likely than other groups to have mastectomy or omit radiation after BCS. METHODS: We applied p...

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Main Authors: Gomez, Scarlett Lin, Press, David J., Lichtensztajn, Daphne, Keegan, Theresa H. M., Shema, Sarah J., Le, Gem M., Kurian, Allison W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406750/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22402290
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-1143
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