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The aim is to evaluate how patient characteristics, healthcare access, and social vulnerability affect delays in surgical treatment for breast cancer.

February 12, 2026Cancer Causes & ControlOpen Access

Delay in breast cancer surgery: evaluating patient, healthcare access, and social vulnerability predictors

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MBMelanie BoydArkansas Department of Health MRMandana RezaeiahariArkansas Department of Agriculture MSMario Schootman

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Reveals predictors of delay in surgical treatment for breast cancer, highlighting the need for improved healthcare access.

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The aim is to evaluate how patient characteristics, healthcare access, and social vulnerability affect delays in surgical treatment for breast cancer.
Analyzed data from 2013–2019 using the Arkansas Central Cancer Registry and All-Payer Claims Database.
Identified female patients receiving first-line surgical treatment for breast cancer.
Defined time to surgery as the interval between diagnosis and surgery, categorized at 60 days.
Applied multivariable logistic regression models to assess predictor variables.
Utilized social determinants of health database for community-level characteristics.
12% of patients had surgery after 60 days post-diagnosis.
Non-Hispanic Black patients exhibited 82% higher odds of surgical delay compared to non-Hispanic White patients.
Counties with high social vulnerability scores were associated with greater odds of surgical delay.
Higher rates of routine doctor visits in counties were linked to lower odds of surgical delays.

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Boyd et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698d6e7b5be6419ac0d544be https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-026-02127-2

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