Journal article
Immigration Status and Breast Cancer Surgery Quality of Care Metrics: A Population-Level Analysis
Abstract
IntroductionAs immigrant women face challenges accessing health care, we hypothesized that immigration status would be associated with fewer women with breast cancer receiving surgery for curable disease, fewer undergoing breast conserving surgery (BCS), and longer wait time to surgery.MethodsA population-level retrospective cohort study, including women aged 18–70 years with Stage I-III breast cancer diagnosed between 2010 and 2016 in Ontario …
Authors
Parvez E; Bogach J; Kirkwood D; Pond G; Doumouras A; Hodgson N; Levine M
Journal
Annals of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 31, No. 7, pp. 4518–4526
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2024
DOI
10.1245/s10434-024-15250-8
ISSN
1068-9265