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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedRauscher GH, Dabbous F, Dolecek TA
Absence of an anticipated racial disparity in interval breast cancer within a large health care organization.
The researchers sought to estimate the extent of an anticipated racial disparity in interval breast cancer (IBC) within a single, large health care organization. Contrary to expectation, in patient-adjusted models, there was no IBC racial disparity. The sorting of patients by race across facilities appears to have mitigated an otherwise anticipated disparity in IBC.
AHRQ-funded; HS018366.
Citation: Rauscher GH, Dabbous F, Dolecek TA .
Absence of an anticipated racial disparity in interval breast cancer within a large health care organization.
Ann Epidemiol 2017 Oct;27(10):654-58. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.09.002.
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Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Disparities, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Women, Screening, Screening, Imaging
Dabbous FM, Dolecek TA, Berbaum ML
Impact of a false-positive screening mammogram on subsequent screening behavior and stage at breast cancer diagnosis.
Researchers sought to examine the impact of a false positive (FP) screening mammogram on the subsequent screening mammography behavior. They found that experiencing a FP mammogram increases the risk of late stage at diagnosis compared with prior true negative (TN) mammogram Also, women with a FP mammogram were more likely to delay their subsequent screening compared with women with a TN mammogram.
AHRQ-funded; HS018366.
Citation: Dabbous FM, Dolecek TA, Berbaum ML .
Impact of a false-positive screening mammogram on subsequent screening behavior and stage at breast cancer diagnosis.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017 Mar;26(3):397-403. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-16-0524.
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Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Imaging, Screening, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Women, Prevention