Assurance of Timely Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment by a Regional Breast Health Clinic Serving Both Urban and Rural-Remote Communities
Curr Oncol. 2023 Jan 16;30(1):1232-1242. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30010095.ABSTRACTIn response to breast cancer diagnostic regional wait times exceeding both national and provincial standards and to symptomatic patient referrals for diagnostic mammography taking longer than abnormal screening mammography referrals, the Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic (RFBHC) was opened in 2017 in a mid-sized Canadian hospital serving both urban and rural-remote communities. We investigated whether the RFBHC improved wait times to breast cancer diagnosis, improved compliance with national and provincial breast cancer standards, and decreased ...
Source: Rural Remote Health - January 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Elizabeth Ewart Anise Barton Leo Chen Ross Cuthbert Kaitlin Toplak Andrea Burrows Source Type: research
Assurance of Timely Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment by a Regional Breast Health Clinic Serving Both Urban and Rural-Remote Communities
Curr Oncol. 2023 Jan 16;30(1):1232-1242. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30010095.ABSTRACTIn response to breast cancer diagnostic regional wait times exceeding both national and provincial standards and to symptomatic patient referrals for diagnostic mammography taking longer than abnormal screening mammography referrals, the Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic (RFBHC) was opened in 2017 in a mid-sized Canadian hospital serving both urban and rural-remote communities. We investigated whether the RFBHC improved wait times to breast cancer diagnosis, improved compliance with national and provincial breast cancer standards, and decreased ...
Source: Current Oncology - January 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Elizabeth Ewart Anise Barton Leo Chen Ross Cuthbert Kaitlin Toplak Andrea Burrows Source Type: research
Assurance of Timely Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment by a Regional Breast Health Clinic Serving Both Urban and Rural-Remote Communities
Curr Oncol. 2023 Jan 16;30(1):1232-1242. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30010095.ABSTRACTIn response to breast cancer diagnostic regional wait times exceeding both national and provincial standards and to symptomatic patient referrals for diagnostic mammography taking longer than abnormal screening mammography referrals, the Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic (RFBHC) was opened in 2017 in a mid-sized Canadian hospital serving both urban and rural-remote communities. We investigated whether the RFBHC improved wait times to breast cancer diagnosis, improved compliance with national and provincial breast cancer standards, and decreased ...
Source: Current Oncology - January 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Elizabeth Ewart Anise Barton Leo Chen Ross Cuthbert Kaitlin Toplak Andrea Burrows Source Type: research
