Association of Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Insurance with Time to Treatment Initiation Among Women with Breast Cancer at an Urban, Academic, Safety-Net Hospital.
Brendin R Beaulieu-JonesEmily J HaAnn FeffermanJudy WangSophie H ChungJennifer F TsengAndrea MerrillTeviah E SachsNaomi Y KoMichael R CassidyPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2023)
At our institution, race, ethnicity, insurance, and language were not associated with treatment delay. Additional research is needed to determine how our safety-net hospital delivered timely care to all patients with breast cancer, as reducing delays in care may be one mechanism by which health systems can mitigate disparities in the treatment of breast cancer.