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Breast Cancer
New findings from University of Minnesota in the area of breast cancer described
September 30th, 2008
Researchers in the United States conducted a study "To assess whether managed care enrollment or healthcare utilization level among women enrolled in Medicare because of disability affects stage at diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Retrospective study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare database." "We compared breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment among women with disabilities enrolled in Medicare managed care versus fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare. Women enrolled in FFS Medicare were classified into levels of healthcare utilization during the 6 to 18 months before breast cancer diagnosis. Controlling for confounders, we used...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-30)
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