Commentary
A Perfect Storm: Patterns of care
Differences in mammography quality and follow up, treatment delays, and misuse or underuse of treatment are some of the patterns of care that...
As discussed in the aforementioned studies, multifaceted interventions that address all stakeholders are needed to close the racial survival disparity in breast cancer. In the final installment of this series, we will address how the changing care models ushered in by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have the potential to advance this agenda of creating an intervention that works across the breast cancer care continuum to reduce disparities.
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