Socioeconomic position and prognosis in premenopausal breast cancer: a population-based cohort study in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate how socioeconomic position (SEP) influences the effectiveness of cancer-directed treatment in premenopausal breast cancer patients in terms of breast cancer recurrence and mortality.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study nested in the ProBeCaRe (Predictors of Breast Cancer Recurrence) cohort (n = 5959). We identified all premenopausal women aged 18-55 years diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer and prescribed docetaxel-based chemotherapy in Denmark during 2007-2011. Population-based administrative registries provided data on SEP: marital status (married including registered partnership or single including divorced or widowed), cohabitation (cohabiting or living alone), education (low, intermediate, or high), income (low, medium, or high), and em

SUBMITTER: Hjorth CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature