1. Factors associated with time-to-treatment initiation of breast cancer.
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Jomar, Rafael Tavares, Velasco, Nathália Sodré, Quintella Mendes, Gelcio Luiz, Guimarães, Raphael Mendonça, de Oliveira Fonseca, Vitor Augusto, and Meira, Karina Cardoso
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BREAST cancer ,HEALTH facilities ,BREAST tumors ,HUMAN skin color ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,LONGITUDINAL method ,HIGHER education ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
The present retrospective study investigated factors associated with time-to-treatment initiation of breast cancer of a cohort of 12,100 cases of health facilities qualified for high complexity in oncology within the scope of the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) of Rio de Janeiro between 2013 and 2019. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Of all cases, 82.1% were submitted to the first treatment >60 days. Patients without previous diagnosis history, higher education and in stages III and IV were less likely to have their first treatment >60 days, while treatment at a health facility outside the capital showed a higher probability. Patients with a previous diagnosis history, aged ≥50, non-white race/skin color and in stage I were more likely to be submitted to their first treatment >60 days, while subjects with higher education, treated in a health facility outside the capital and in stage IV showed a lower probability. To summarize, sociodemographic, clinical and health facility-related factors are associated with time-to-treatment initiation of breast cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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