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Comparing care for breast cancer survivors to non-cancer controls: a five-year longitudinal study.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Deficiencies in care for cancer survivors may result from unclear roles for primary care providers (PCPs) and oncology specialists in follow-up. OBJECTIVES:To compare cancer survivors' care to non-cancer controls. DESIGN:Retrospective, longitudinal, controlled study starting 366 days post-diagnosis. SUBJECTS:Stage 1-3 breast cancer survivors age 65+ diagnosed in 1998 (n = 1961) and matched non-cancer controls (n = 1961). MEASUREMENTS:Using the SEER-Medicare database, we examined the number of visits to PCPs, oncology specialists, and other physicians; receipt of influenza vaccination, cholesterol screening, colorectal cancer screening, bone densitometry, and mammography; and whether care receipt was associated with physician mix visited. RESULTS:Survivors were consistently less likely to receive influenza vaccination, cholesterol screening, colorectal cancer screening, and bone densitometry but more likely to receive mammograms than controls (all p < 0.05). Over time, colorectal cancer screening and mammography decreased and influenza vaccination increased for both groups (all p < 0.0001). Trends over time in care receipt were similar for survivors and controls. In Year 1, survivors had more visits to PCPs but fewer visits to other physicians than controls (both p < 0.05). Over time, survivors' visits to PCPs and other physicians increased and to oncology specialists decreased (all p < 0.0001). Controls' visits to PCPs increased (p < 0.0001) faster than survivors' (p = 0.003). Controls' visits to other physicians increased (p < 0.0001) at a rate similar to survivors. Survivors who visited both a PCP and oncology specialist were most likely to receive each service. CONCLUSIONS:Better coordination between PCPs and oncology specialists may improve care for older breast cancer survivors.

journal_name

J Gen Intern Med

journal_title

Journal of general internal medicine

authors

Snyder CF,Frick KD,Peairs KS,Kantsiper ME,Herbert RJ,Blackford AL,Wolff AC,Earle CC

doi

10.1007/s11606-009-0903-2

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-04-01 00:00:00

pages

469-74

issue

eissn

0884-8734

issn

1525-1497

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Comparing care for breast cancer survivors to non-cancer controls: a five-year longitudinal study.