Demographic, clinical, and geographical factors associated with lack of receipt of physician recommended chemotherapy in women with breast cancer in Texas

ConclusionOlder age, increased poverty and rural geographical location are barriers to the receipt of chemotherapy. Interventions that target these barriers may reduce health disparities and improve breast cancer survival.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10552-019-01151-9

Source: Cancer Causes and Control - March 12, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research