Association Between Delayed/Forgone Medical Care and Resource Utilization Among Women with Breast Cancer in the United States
Delayed/forgone care is associated with increased resource utilization and healthcare spending among breast cancer patients. Further work is needed to address the root causes of D/F breast cancer care, with a view to mitigating disparate outcomes and increasing costs.
Authors
- Rachel A. Greenup
- Jami Rothman
- Julia Tchou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-1579)
- Sarah Hulse
- S. Yousuf Zafar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-5258)
- Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-975X)
- Cara Berkowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-5513)
- Dahlia M. Sataloff
- Rebecca E. K. Fishman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8271-7125)
- Kathleen Jarrell
- Kriyana P. Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5569-6450)
- Leisha C. Elmore
- Alina M. Mateo
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Penn Center for AIDS Research (US)
- University of Pennsylvania Health System (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-024-16586-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26
Funders
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- NIH Clinical Center