Mammography facilities serving vulnerable women have longer follow-up times.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate mammography facilities' follow-up times, population vulnerability, system-based processes, and association with cancer stage at diagnosis.

Data sources

Prospectively collected from San Francisco Mammography Registry (SFMR) 2005-2011, California Cancer Registry 2005-2012, SFMR facility survey 2012.

Study design

We examined time to biopsy for 17 750 abnormal mammogram results (BI-RADS 4/5), categorizing eight facilities as short or long follow-up based on proportion of mammograms with biopsy at 30 days. We examined facility population vulnerability (race/ethnicity, language, education), and system processes. Among women with a cancer diagnosis, we modeled odds of advanced-stage (≥IIb) cancer diagnosis by facility follow-up group.

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SUBMITTER: Karliner LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341204 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature