Management of women with early breast cancer

EDITOR-Macleod et al in their article present a wealth of data on the management of women with early breast cancer from affluent and deprived areas in Glasgow. 1 It would have been informative to examine also a wider range of indicators of quality of care, such as those identified by the Clinical Ou...

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Published in:BMJ 2000-12, Vol.321 (7273), p.1408-1409
Main Authors: Bell, Janine, Robinson, David, Møller, Henrik, Williams, Roy, Fielder, Hilary, Oliver, R. T. D., MacLeod, Una M., Ross, Sue, Watt, Graham C. M., Twelves, Chris, George, W. D., Gillis, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cancer
General practice
Health care quality
Health outcomes
Hospital records
Letters
Medical research
Oncology
Practice management
Prostate cancer
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
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Summary:EDITOR-Macleod et al in their article present a wealth of data on the management of women with early breast cancer from affluent and deprived areas in Glasgow. 1 It would have been informative to examine also a wider range of indicators of quality of care, such as those identified by the Clinical Outcomes Group 2 and the British Association of Surgical Oncology, 3 including access to specialist teams dealing with more than 100 new cases per year, access to diagnostic testing by triple assessment on the same day, and participation in clinical trials.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.321.7273.1408/a