Influence of geographic access and socioeconomic characteristics on breast cancer outcomes: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Socio-economic and geographical inequalities in breast cancer mortality have been widely described in European countries and the United States. To investigate the combined effects of geographic access and socio-economic characteristics on breast cancer outcomes, a systematic review was conducted exploring the relationships between: (i) geographic access to healthcare facilities (oncology services, mammography screening), defined as travel time and/or travel distance; (ii) breast cancer-related outcomes (mammography screening, stage of cancer at diagnosis, type of treatment and rate of mortality); (iii) socioeconomic status (SES) at individuals and residential context levels. In total, n = 25 studies (29 relationships tested) were included in our systematic review. The four main results are

SUBMITTER: Conti B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295987 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature