BMJ  2007;334:174 (27 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.39104.419201.DB

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Rich, young, educated women get better breast cancer care than poor, older women

Janice Hopkins Tanne

1 New York

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Three US studies show that the treatment of breast cancer is influenced by a woman's education, income, and age.

US women who are involved in choosing their breast cancer surgeon are more likely to be treated by an experienced surgeon at an accredited cancer centre, says a study from the University of Michigan (Journal of Clinical Oncology 2007;25:271-6).

Another study from the University of Michigan says that breast cancer patients with lower household incomes and less education are more likely to receive reduced doses of chemotherapy, especially if they are obese (Journal of Clinical Oncology 2007;25:1-8)

And a third study, from Wake Forest University, found that women aged 65 years or older with early breast cancer were less likely to get recommended radiation and five years of tamoxifen (Cancer 2007 Jan 22, doi: 10.1002/cncr.22472).

The first study, of 1844 women recently diagnosed as having breast cancer . . . [Full text of this article]


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