Identifying factors influencing delays in breast cancer treatment in Kentucky following the 2014 Medicaid expansion.
Neal BhutianiAdam C HicksBin HuangQuan ChenThomas C TuckerKelly M McMastersNicolás AjkayPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
Patient, tumor, and socioeconomic factors influence the timing of breast cancer treatment. Improving timeliness of treatment will likely require improvements in outreach, education, and healthcare infrastructure.