Background: Racial/ethnic disparities exist along the breast cancer continuum, including
time to a diagnosis. Previous research has largely focused on patient-level factors, and less …

Only lung cancer surpasses breast cancer as a cause of death from cancer. However, the
burden of cancer is not borne equally across racial and ethnic groups. In the United States …

Background: Recent studies suggest differences in quality and timeliness of care received
may be major contributing sources to the racial disparity in breast cancer detection and …

Objectives Diagnosis-to-treatment interval is an important quality measure that is recognized
by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and the American Society of …

BACKGROUND: Delays in follow‐up after breast cancer screening contribute to disparities
in breast cancer outcomes. The objective of this research was to determine the impact of …

BACKGROUND Few studies have addressed the issue of whether delays in the interval
between medical consultation and the diagnosis and treatment of breast carcinoma are …

Purpose There is a breast cancer mortality gap adversely affecting Black women in the
United States. This study assessed the relationship between number of days between …

Background Racial disparities in breast cancer care have been linked to treatment delays.
We explored whether receiving care at a comprehensive breast center could mitigate …

Recent studies have produced inconsistent results in their examination of the potential
association between proximity to healthcare or mammography facilities and breast cancer …

Observed racial/ethnic disparities in the process and outcomes of breast cancer care may be
explained, in part, by structural/organizational characteristics of health care systems. We …