2018
Breast cancer‐specific survival by age: Worse outcomes for the oldest patients
Freedman RA, Keating NL, Lin NU, Winer EP, Vaz‐Luis I, Lii J, Exman P, Barry WT. Breast cancer‐specific survival by age: Worse outcomes for the oldest patients. Cancer 2018, 124: 2184-2191. PMID: 29499074, PMCID: PMC5935594, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific deathCancer-specific deathTriple-negative diseaseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor 2Breast cancer outcomesOlder patientsFactor receptor 2Breast cancerCancer outcomesReceptor 2Disease subtypesWorse breast cancer outcomesHR-positive diseaseCancer stage IEnd Results (SEER) dataAmerican Joint CommitteePopulation-based cohortStage of diseaseGray regression modelsAdjusted hazardClinical variablesDisease stageHigh risk
2013
Breast cancer presentation and diagnostic delays in young women
Ruddy KJ, Gelber S, Tamimi RM, Schapira L, Come SE, Meyer ME, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Breast cancer presentation and diagnostic delays in young women. Cancer 2013, 120: 20-25. PMID: 24347383, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare delaysSymptoms of cancerBreast cancerFirst visitYoung womenMulticenter cohort studyMedical record reviewPatient's first visitBreast cancer presentationBreast abnormalitiesFirst signOwn breast cancerHealth care providersMost young womenPoor financial statusCancer presentationCohort studyDiagnostic delayRecord reviewTumor characteristicsPoor outcomeSystemic symptomsDisease stageEligible participantsExamination abnormalities