Breast Cancer Presentation, Surgical Management and Mortality Across the Rural–Urban Continuum in the National Cancer Database

The purpose of this study was to examine differences in presentation, surgical management, and mortality among breast cancer patients in the National Cancer Database (NCDB) based on area of residence. The NCDB was queried for women with a diagnosis of breast cancer from 1 January 2004–31 December 2015. The data were divided by metropolitan (large, medium, small) and non-metropolitan (urban, rural) status. Cancer stage increased with rurality (p