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01-12-2021 | Systemic Therapy | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: Time to Treatment: A New Quality Metric in Breast Cancer Care?

Authors: Debra Pratt, MD, FACS, Stephen R. Grobmyer, MD, FACS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 13/2021

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The time to treatment (TTT) for breast cancer has increased, even more for academic centers than for private hospitals.1 Multiple studies, using National Cancer Database (NCDB) data, have established that decreased patient survival is associated with delayed initiation of treatment.2^,3 …

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Title: ASO Author Reflections: Time to Treatment: A New Quality Metric in Breast Cancer Care?
Authors: Debra Pratt, MD, FACS
Stephen R. Grobmyer, MD, FACS
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Systemic Therapy
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 13/2021
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10169-w

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