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Characteristics of the Delayed or Refusal Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Taiwan

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  • Su Jing Chen
  • Pei-Tseng Kung
  • Kuang Hua Huang
  • Yueh-Hsin Wang
  • Wen-Chen Tsai

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Background: The evidence indicated breast cancer was a cancer with high survival rate. However, there were still some breast cancer patients delaying or refusing therapy. So we conducted a cohort study to explore the relationship between characteristics of breast cancer patients and delay or refusal of therapy within four months after cancer diagnosed. Methods: This was a retrospective national population-based study from 2004 to 2010 in Taiwan. This study included 35,095 patients with new diagnosis breast cancer from Taiwan Cancer Registry Database. Several analysis methods, including t test, Chi-square test, generalized estimating equations of logistic regression analysis, and Cox proportional hazards model, were performed to explore the characteristics of these patients and the relative risk of mortality with delay or refusal of therapy. Results: Our study showed that the overall survival rates were significantly different (p

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  • Su Jing Chen & Pei-Tseng Kung & Kuang Hua Huang & Yueh-Hsin Wang & Wen-Chen Tsai, 2015. "Characteristics of the Delayed or Refusal Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Taiwan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(6), pages 1-13, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0131305
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131305
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