Effect of distance to radiation treatment facility on use of radiation therapy after mastectomy in elderly women
RS Punglia, JC Weeks, BA Neville, CC Earle - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Purpose: We sought to study the effect of distance to the nearest radiation treatment facility
on the use of postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) in elderly women. Methods and
Materials: Using data from the linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–
Medicare (SEER-Medicare) database, we analyzed 19,787 women with Stage I or II breast
cancer who received mastectomy as definitive surgery during 1991 to 1999. Multivariable
logistic regression was used to investigate the association of distance with receipt of PMRT …
on the use of postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) in elderly women. Methods and
Materials: Using data from the linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–
Medicare (SEER-Medicare) database, we analyzed 19,787 women with Stage I or II breast
cancer who received mastectomy as definitive surgery during 1991 to 1999. Multivariable
logistic regression was used to investigate the association of distance with receipt of PMRT …
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