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Gutierrez, Juan C. ; Hurley, Judith D. ; Housri, Nadine ; Perez, Eduardo A. et al
Are Many Community Hospitals Undertreating Breast Cancer?: Lessons From 24,834 Patients
Annals of Surgery. 248(2):154-162, August 2008.
Abstract
Objective: To compare treatment patterns and long-term outcomes between teaching and community hospitals treating patients with infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC).Methods: All IDCs from the Florida Cancer Data System from 1994 to 2000 were examined.Results: Overall, 24,834 operative cases of IDC were identified. Teaching hospitals treated 11.3% of patients with a larger proportion of stage III and IV disease (39.8% vs. 33.0%). Five- and 10-year overall survival rates at teaching hospitals were 84% and 72%, compared with 81% and 69% at high-volume community hospitals and 77% and 63% at low-volume hospitals (P < p =" 0.008)." ratio =" 0.763," ratio =" 0.903,">
