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Observational Study
Analysis on status quo and related factors of delays in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
- Yuchen Wang, Zhoulan Bai, Qingyuan Liu, Hui Yu, Zhenning Tang, Xiang Liu, and Qilun Liu.
- Department of Third Oncology Surgery, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
- Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Apr 26; 103 (17): e37826e37826.
AbstractThis study aimed to explore factors contributing to the delays in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer (BC) in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. We conducted a cohort analysis of 1012 patients with BC diagnosed at the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University between January 2018 and December 2019. Sociodemographic data were collected through questionnaires, and clinical data were gathered and analyzed from relevant databases. Furthermore, observations were made regarding delays in the diagnosis and treatment of BC, followed by an analysis of the correlations between patient delay and both sociological factors within the population and clinical factors specific to patients with BC. Subsequently, the factors associated with patient delay and system delay were examined using Cox regression analysis, along with the inclusion of neoadjuvant therapy. In the prevention and treatment of BC in Ningxia, the patient delay rate was 33.20%, the diagnosis delay rate was 17.89%, the treatment delay rate was 0.0099% and the system delay rate was 41.60%. There was a higher proportion of patient delay and system delay in aged patients (age ≥ 61 years) with rural registered permanent residence (RPR), multiple clinical symptoms (such as nipple spillage, axillary abnormalities, etc), a T4 tumor size classification, and the initial use of neoadjuvant therapy. Besides, significant positive correlations were observed between patient delay and system delay time with BC stage. Patients aged 51 to 60 and those with molecular types (Limanal1B: ki-67 > 14%, Limanal1B: HER-2 positive) were prone to patient delay, whereas molecular characteristics influenced system delay, unrelated to sociodemographic factors. The study identifies significant age, residency, and tumor molecular subtype correlations with diagnostic and treatment delays in Ningxia's patients with BC, predominantly affecting women aged 41 to 60, especially urban dwellers. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to reduce delays and improve BC care in this region.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
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