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Facility-Level Variation of Low-Value Breast Cancer Treatments in Older Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Analysis of a Statewide Claims Registry.

Brooke C BredbeckNicole M MottTon WangBrandy R SincoTasha M HughesHari NathanLesly A Dossett
Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)
SLNB and radiotherapy rates remain high with significant variation in utilization at the facility level. High utilizers of SLNB are likely to be high utilizers of radiotherapy, suggesting the opportunity for strategic targeting of these facilities and their clinicians.
Keyphrases
  • early stage
  • radiation therapy
  • radiation induced
  • palliative care
  • long term care
  • health insurance
  • sentinel lymph node
  • drug delivery
  • lymph node
  • rectal cancer