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Outcome Study: Patient Care Evaluation of Breast Cancer Cases by InsurancePATTERNS OF CARE: LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF BREAST <strong>CANCER</strong> SEEN IN SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE1996-2008South Jersey Healthcare is approved by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer as acommunity hospital comprehensive cancer program. The Tumor Registry of South Jersey Healthcare hasbeen accessioning information on all cancer cases since January 1, 1982.The Cancer Committee of South Jersey Healthcare initiated a patient care evaluation of breast cancerwith a focus on outcome disparities as they relate to insurance coverage. A total of 1,626 breast cancercases were accessioned in study from 1996 to 2008. Distribution by year of diagnosis is seen in Graph#1.Graph #2 shows decade of life versus type of insurance showing a bell curve for distribution of age. Thehighest number of patients are in the 40-69 year range.
Graph #3 shows the distribution of the 1,626 patients by type of insurance with commercial insuranceand Medicare representing approximately three-quarters of all the patients in the study.Graph #4 shows the distribution by race as reported for black, Hispanic, other, unknown and whiteHispanic. Approximately three-quarters of all the patients in the study identified themselves as whiteand non-Hispanic.
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