Follow-up Care for Breast Cancer Survivors

Autor: Ruddy, Kathryn J, Herrin, Jeph, Sangaralingham, Lindsey, Freedman, Rachel A, Jemal, Ahmedin, Haddad, Tufia C, Allen, Summer V, Hieken, Tina, Boughey, Judy C, Ganz, Patricia A, Havyer, Rachel D, Shah, Nilay D
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol 112, iss 1
Popis: Breast cancer survivorship guidelines recommend at least annual follow-up visits, yet the degree to which this occurs in clinical practice is uncertain. Claims data from a US commercial insurance database (OptumLabs) were used to identify women treated with curative intent surgery for newly diagnosed breast cancer between 2006 and 2014. In 25035 women, median follow-up was 3 years. In the second year after surgery, 9.6% of the patients did not visit a primary care provider, an oncologist, or a surgeon (guideline-nonadherent). The guideline-nonadherent proportion increased from 7.8% in women diagnosed in 2006 to 12.2% in those diagnosed in 2014 (two-sided Wald P
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