Socio-Demographic Inequalities in Diagnostic Delays of Breast Cancer: A Multistage Time-to-Diagnosis Analysis
In our findings, regional background and social vulnerability outweighed individual risk factors in shaping total diagnostic time. These results support the careful monitoring of interval-specific performance to strengthen equitable access to biopsy among vulnerable populations, where the effectiveness of early breast cancer detection is often challenged.
Authors
- Ioan Sas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4804-661X)
- Aida Iancu
- Ionuț Marcel Cobec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3240-4793)
- Adrian-Grigore Merce
- Oana Maria Burciu
- Gabriel Mihail Dimofte
- Tudor Gramada
- Smaranda Gramada-Stefurac
- Cristina Macuc
- Andreea-Lucia Viforeanu
- Raluca-Alina Plesca
Institutions
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- Institutul Regional de Oncologie (RO)
- Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara (RO)
- Krankenhäuser Landkreis Freudenstadt (DE)
- Institute e-Austria Timisoara (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32120674
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00