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- Title
Prognostic implications of emergency admission and delays in patients with breast cancer.
- Authors
Redondo M; Rodrigo I; Pereda T; Funez R; Acebal M; Perea-Milla E; Jimenez E; Redondo, Maximino; Rodrigo, Isabel; Pereda, Teresa; Funez, Rafael; Acebal, Mercedes; Perea-Milla, Emilio; Jimenez, Eugenio
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>This study evaluates clinical-pathological characteristics and survival rates associated with emergency admission and delays in diagnosis and treatment of 411 consecutive breast cancer patients.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>Emergency admission and first symptom-first hospital visit delay were significantly associated with advanced tumor stages but only in the former case with short disease-free survival (RR 2.5, CI 95% 1.5-4.2).<bold>Results: </bold>Brief diagnostic delays were significantly associated with advanced disease stage and poor survival rates (RR 2.04; CI 95% 1.08-3.82) probably because sicker patients receive prompt medical attention.
- Publication
Supportive Care in Cancer, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 5, p595
- ISSN
0941-4355
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00520-008-0513-2