Diagnostics in Patients Suspect for Breast Cancer in The Netherlands
The goal of this study was to describe the variation in hospital-based diagnostic care activities for patients with symptomatology suspect for breast cancer in The Netherlands. Two cohorts were included: the ‘benign’ cohort (30,334 women suspected of, but without breast cancer) and the ‘malignant’ cohort (2236 breast cancer patients). Hospital-based financial data was combined with tumor data (malignant cohort) from The Netherlands Cancer Registry. Patterns within diagnostic pathways were analyzed. Factors influencing the number of visits and number of diagnostic care activities until diagnosi... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Schlagwörter: | diagnostic care pathway / diagnostic activities / breast cancer / benign breast diagnosis |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26809826 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28060419 |