Motivation: The price of medical treatment continues to rise due to (i) an increasing
population;(ii) an aging human growth;(iii) disease prevalence;(iv) a rise in the frequency of …

Importance Racial disparities in time to surgery (TTS) after a breast cancer diagnosis and
whether these differences account for disparities in overall survival have been understudied …

Purpose It is unclear whether time between breast cancer diagnosis and surgery is
associated with survival and whether this relationship is affected by access to care. We …

Breast cancer is a serious global health problem to which we are all prone, taking into
account the risk factors we are exposed to daily, especially those who work abroad, such as …

The Military Health System (MHS) of the US Department of Defense (DoD) provides
comprehensive medical care to over nine million beneficiaries, including active-duty …

Introduction Cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the USA,
contributing largely to US healthcare spending. Provision of services (direct or purchased) …

Background TRICARE military beneficiaries are increasingly referred for major surgeries to
civilian hospitals under “purchased care.” This loss of volume may have a negative impact …

In the last two decades, the US Military Health System (MHS) has achieved unprecedented
success in overseas missions—especially toward improving the delivery of critical care and …

Background The role of the 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) pathological
prognostic staging (PPS) on treatment-decision making of breast cancer (BC) remains …

The US Military Health System (MHS) provides universal access to health care for more than
nine million eligible beneficiaries through direct care in military treatment facilities or …