Distance to Radiation Facility and Treatment Choice in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Distance to Radiation Facility and Treatment Choice in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.020
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发表时间:
2016-03-15
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7
通讯作者:
Perkins, Stephanie M.
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作者:
Acharya, Sahaja;Hsieh, Samantha;Perkins, Stephanie M.
Purpose: Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is a recommended alternative to mastectomy (MT) for early-stage breast cancer. Limited access to radiation therapy (RT) may result in higher rates of MT. We assessed the association between distance to the nearest RT facility and the use of MT, in a modern cohort of women.Methods and Materials: Women with stage 0-II breast cancer eligible for BCT diagnosed from 2004 to 2010 were identified from the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS). Distances from patient census tracts to the nearest RT facility census tract were calculated. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify explanatory variables that influenced MT use.Results: Of the 27,489 eligible women, 32.1% (n=8841) underwent MT, and 67.8% (n=18,648) underwent BCS. Thirty-two percent of patients lived in a census tract that was>5miles from an RT facility. MT use increased with increasing distance to RT facility (31.1% at 5 to< 15 miles, 34.9% at 15 to< 40 miles, and 51% at >= 40 miles, P