The Effect of Rurality on Time to Surgery and Overall Survival among Women with Breast Cancer
Although geographic proximity to care mediates the relationship between rurality and prolonged TTS, rurality has an intrinsic protective effect on TTS that is independent of the adverse effect of increased distance to care.
Authors
- Julia Tchou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-1579)
- Sarah Hulse
- Jennifer Q. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0732-9939)
- Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-975X)
- Anne Marie McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-2669)
- Cara Berkowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5794-5513)
- Rachel P. Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7665-5642)
- 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
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Pennsylvania Hospital (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006710
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09