Discrepancies in breast cancer's oncological outcomes between public and private institutions in the southeast region of Brazil: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brazil is a middle-income country with inequalities in its healthcare system. The disparities between public and private services affect the diagnosis and treatment of patients with breast cancer. The aim of this study is to assess whether disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) are different in public and private specialized centers.

Patient and methods

A retrospective cohort study with 1,545 breast cancer patients diagnosed from 2003 to 2011 at Barretos Cancer Hospital-BCH (public group, N = 1,408) and InORP Oncoclinicas (private group, N = 137) was conducted. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was used to adjust the differences between the groups' characteristics (n = 137 in each group).

Results

The median age at diagnosis was 5

SUBMITTER: Andrade DAP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333566 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature