Underuse of Radiation Therapy After Breast Conservation Surgery in Puerto Rico: A Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry–Health Insurance Linkage Database Study
Purpose: To identify rates of postoperative radiation therapy (RT) after breast conservation surgery (BCS) in women with stage I or II invasive breast cancer treated in Puerto Rico and to examine the sociodemographic and health services characteristics associated with variations in receipt of RT. Me...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
2017-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Oncology |
Online Access: | http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2016.008664 |