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Determining the quality of breast cancer care: do tumor registries measure up?

Bickell NA, Chassin MR.

Ann Intern Med. 2000 May 2;132(9):705-10.PMID: 10787363 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Validity of cancer registry data for measuring the quality of breast cancer care.

Malin JL, Kahn KL, Adams J, Kwan L, Laouri M, Ganz PA.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2002 Jun 5;94(11):835-44.PMID: 12048271 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The quality of early-stage breast cancer care.

Bickell NA, Aufses AH Jr, Chassin MR.

Ann Surg. 2000 Aug;232(2):220-4.PMID: 10903601 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hospital variables associated with quality of care for breast cancer patients.

Hand R, Sener S, Imperato J, Chmiel JS, Sylvester JA, Fremgen A.

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A randomised controlled trial of postoperative radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery in a minimum-risk older population. The PRIME trial.

Prescott RJ, Kunkler IH, Williams LJ, King CC, Jack W, van der Pol M, Goh TT, Lindley R, Cairns J.

Health Technol Assess. 2007 Aug;11(31):1-149, iii-iv.PMID: 17669280 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Overview of resistance to systemic therapy in patients with breast cancer.

Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Morales-Vasquez F, Hortobagyi GN.

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2007;608:1-22. Review.PMID: 17993229 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cost-effectiveness of using prognostic information to select women with breast cancer for adjuvant systemic therapy.

Williams C, Brunskill S, Altman D, Briggs A, Campbell H, Clarke M, Glanville J, Gray A, Harris A, Johnston K, Lodge M.

Health Technol Assess. 2006 Sep;10(34):iii-iv, ix-xi, 1-204. Review.PMID: 16959170 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Disparities in breast cancer treatment and survival for women with disabilities.

McCarthy EP, Ngo LH, Roetzheim RG, Chirikos TN, Li D, Drews RE, Iezzoni LI.

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Impact of breast cancer treatment guidelines on surgeon practice patterns: results of a hospital-based intervention.

Mor V, Laliberte LL, Petrisek AC, Intrator O, Wachtel T, Maddock PG, Bland KI.

Surgery. 2000 Nov;128(5):847-61.PMID: 11056451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rationale and design of the National Program of Cancer Registries' Breast, Colon, and Prostate Cancer Patterns of Care Study.

McDavid K, Schymura MJ, Armstrong L, Santilli L, Schmidt B, Byers T, Steele CB, O'Connor L, Schlag NC, Roshala W, Darcy D, Matanoski G, Shen T, Bolick-Aldrich S; Breast, Colon and Prostate Cancer Data Quality and Patterns of Care Study Group.

Cancer Causes Control. 2004 Dec;15(10):1057-66.PMID: 15801489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Physicians' reasons for failing to deliver effective breast cancer care: a framework for underuse.

Bickell NA, McEvoy MD.

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Accuracy and completeness of Medicare claims data for surgical treatment of breast cancer.

Du X, Freeman JL, Warren JL, Nattinger AB, Zhang D, Goodwin JS.

Med Care. 2000 Jul;38(7):719-27.PMID: 10901355 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improvements in breast cancer pathology practices among medicare patients undergoing unilateral extended simple mastectomy.

Imperato PJ, Waisman J, Wallen MD, Llewellyn CC, Pryor V.

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Completeness of information on adjuvant therapies for colorectal cancer in population-based cancer registries.

Cress RD, Zaslavsky AM, West DW, Wolf RE, Felter MC, Ayanian JZ.

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Lymphedema and quality of life in survivors of early-stage breast cancer.

Beaulac SM, McNair LA, Scott TE, LaMorte WW, Kavanah MT.

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Long-term outcomes after breast conservation therapy for early stage breast cancer in a community setting.

McCloskey SA, Botnick LE, Rose CM, Malcolm AW, Ozohan ML, Mena R, Llamas L, Tao ML.

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Influence of hospital characteristics on operative death and survival of patients after major cancer surgery in Ontario.

Simunovic M, Rempel E, Thériault ME, Coates A, Whelan T, Holowaty E, Langer B, Levine M.

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Quality of life, survivorship, and psychosocial adjustment of young women with breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy.

Dow KH, Lafferty P.

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Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.

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Use of surgical procedures and adjuvant therapy in rectal cancer treatment: a population-based study.

Schroen AT, Cress RD.

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