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J Surg Res2023;284269-279.April 1, 2023Journal Article

Modifiable Barriers and Facilitators for Breast Cancer Care: A Thematic Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives.

Oluwadamilola M Fayanju1, Rachel A Greenup2, S Yousuf Zafar3, Terry Hyslop4, E Shelley Hwang5, Laura J Fish6
1Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Forge, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: fayanju@upenn.edu.
2Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
3Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Change Healthcare, Nashville, Tennessee.
4Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
5Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
6Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: We sought to examine patient and provider perspectives regarding modifiable contributors to breast cancer treatment and to assess perceptual alignment between these two groups. MATERIALS: Participants were women≥18 y with stage 0-IV breast cancer who received all oncologic care in a single health system and physicians and advanced practice providers who provided medical, radiation,…

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