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Breast Cancer
New findings from Louisiana State University in the area of breast cancer published
April 3rd, 2008
"The variations of breast cancer mortality rates from place to place reflect both underlying differences in breast cancer prevalence and differences in diagnosis and treatment that affect the risk of death. This article examines the role of access to health care in explaining the variation of late-stage diagnosis of breast cancer," scientists in the United States report. "We use cancer registry data for the state of Illinois by zip code to investigate spatial variation in late diagnosis. Geographic information systems and spatial analysis methods are used to create detailed measures of spatial access to health care such as convenience of visiting primary care physicians...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-03)
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