Reexamining Time From Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Primary Breast Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although longer times from breast cancer diagnosis to primary surgery have been associated with worse survival outcomes, the specific time point after which it is disadvantageous to have surgery is unknown. Identifying an acceptable time to surgery would help inform patients, clinicians, and the health care system.

Objective

To examine the association between time from breast cancer diagnosis to surgery (in weeks) and overall survival and to describe factors associated with surgical delay. The hypothesis that there is an association between time to surgery and overall survival was tested.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a case series study that used National Cancer Database (NCDB) data from female individuals diagnosed with breast cancer from 201

SUBMITTER: Wiener AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9979003 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature