PMID- 34466917
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20210903
IS  - 2639-6378 (Electronic)
IS  - 2639-6378 (Linking)
VI  - 3
IP  - 3
DP  - 2017 Jun
TI  - Timeliness of Breast Cancer Treatment in Delaware.
PG  - 80-87
LID - 10.32481/djph.2017.06.008 [doi]
AB  - Studies have shown timely screening, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer 
      reduces mortality rates. The objective of this study is to evaluate the overall 
      timeliness of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for Delawarean women using 
      the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Breast and 
      Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program's (NBCCEDP) recommendations of 60 days 
      maximum for screening to diagnosis and 60 days maximum for diagnosis to 
      treatment. This study analyzed Delaware Cancer Registry (DCR) data for female 
      Delawarean breast cancer patients diagnosed in 2010 who had valid screening, 
      diagnosis, and treatment dates. Calculations of three time intervals were 
      performed: screening to diagnosis (Time A), diagnosis to treatment (Time B), and 
      screening to treatment (Time C). The mean and median for Time Intervals A (21.2 
      days, 17.0 days), B (27.8 days, 25.0 days), and C (49.0 days, 42.0 days) met CDC 
      recommendations. Our results show most Delawarean women who had valid screening, 
      diagnosis, and treatment dates received a diagnosis within 60 days of screening 
      and first course of treatment occurred within 60 days of diagnosis and therefore 
      met the NBCCEDP recommendations.
FAU - Belinske, Stephanie H
AU  - Belinske SH
AD  - Chronic Disease Epidemiologist, Delaware Division of Public Health, 
      Stephanie.Belinske@state.de.us.
FAU - Spellman, James
AU  - Spellman J
AD  - Chair, Data Committee, Delaware Cancer Consortium, Spellman@dmv.com.
FAU - Henry, Lisa
AU  - Henry L
AD  - Chief, Chronic Disease Bureau, Delaware Division of Public Health, 
      Lisa.Henry@state.de.us.
FAU - Shannon, Marjorie
AU  - Shannon M
AD  - Principal Epidemiologist, Data Vision Design, MWS19968@gmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170629
PL  - United States
TA  - Dela J Public Health
JT  - Delaware journal of public health
JID - 101769648
PMC - PMC8396637
EDAT- 2017/06/29 00:00
MHDA- 2017/06/29 00:01
PMCR- 2017/06/29
CRDT- 2021/09/01 07:30
PHST- 2021/09/01 07:30 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/06/29 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/06/29 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/06/29 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - djph-33-008 [pii]
AID - 10.32481/djph.2017.06.008 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Dela J Public Health. 2017 Jun 29;3(3):80-87. doi: 10.32481/djph.2017.06.008. 
      eCollection 2017 Jun.