Measuring the Quality of Breast Cancer Care
Authors: Martin L. Brown
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Letters5 December 2000Measuring the Quality of Breast Cancer CareMartin L. Brown, PhD, Benjamin F. Hankey, ScD, and Rachel Ballard-Barbash, MD, MPHMartin L. Brown, PhDNational Cancer Institute; Bethesda, MD 20892-7344 (Brown, Hankey, Ballard-Barbash)Search for more papers by this author, Benjamin F. Hankey, ScDNational Cancer Institute; Bethesda, MD 20892-7344 (Brown, Hankey, Ballard-Barbash)Search for more papers by this author, and Rachel Ballard-Barbash, MD, MPHNational Cancer Institute; Bethesda, MD 20892-7344 (Brown, Hankey, Ballard-Barbash)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-11-200012050-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Bickell and Chassin (1) prominently refer to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program in their study, which documented incomplete information on cancer treatment from hospital tumor registries certified by the American College of Surgeons. Additional information about SEER and related National Cancer Institute (NCI) programs may be of interest to Annals readers.The SEER registries tend to obtain higher ascertainment of treatment data than the rates documented by Bickell and Chassin for non-SEER registries. Validation studies indicate that SEER data on the receipt of adjuvant radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer are 80% to 95% ...References1. Bickell NA, Chassin MR. Determining the quality of breast cancer care: do tumor registries measure up? Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:705-10. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Cooper GS, Yuan Z, Stange KC, Dennis LK, Amini SB, Rimm AA. Agreement of Medicare claims and tumor registry data for assessment of cancer-related treatment. Med Care. 2000;38:411-21. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Munoz KA, Harlan LC, Trimble EL. Patterns of care for women with ovarian cancer in the United States. J Clin Oncol. 1997;15:3408-15. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Ballard-Barbash R, Potosky AL, Harlan LC, Nayfield SG, Kessler LG. Factors associated with surgical and radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer in older women. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1996;88:716-26. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Potosky AL, Harlan LC, Stanford JL, Gilliland FD, Hamilton AS, Albertsen PC, et al . Prostate cancer practice patterns and quality of life: the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1999;91:1719-24. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: National Cancer Institute; Bethesda, MD 20892-7344 (Brown, Hankey, Ballard-Barbash) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoDetermining the Quality of Breast Cancer Care: Do Tumor Registries Measure Up? Nina A. Bickell and Mark R. Chassin Metrics Cited ByUnderstanding the Challenges of Adjuvant Treatment Measurement and Reporting in Breast CancerEffect of the Pay-for-Performance Program for Breast Cancer Care in TaiwanSecond solid cancers after radiotherapy for breast cancer in SEER cancer registriesA Tracking and Feedback Registry to Reduce Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer CareRecurrences and second primary breast cancers in older women with initial early-stage diseaseBreast Cancer Treatment of Older Women in Integrated Health Care SettingsPopulation-Based Assessment of Surgical Treatment Trends for Patients With Melanoma in the Era of Sentinel Lymph Node BiopsyPostmastectomy Radiation and Mortality in Women With T1-2 Node-Positive Breast CancerBenefits and Costs of Interventions to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes in African American WomenOmission of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery: survival impact and time trendsPost-surgery radiation in early breast cancer: survival analysis of registry dataDo Variations in Breast Cancer Care Matter? 5 December 2000Volume 133, Issue 11Page: 920KeywordsBreast cancerCancer treatmentInformation storage and retrievalLongitudinal studiesQuality improvementQuality of lifeRadiation therapyResearch quality assessmentSurgeonsSurveillance Epidemiology and End Results ePublished: 5 December 2000 Issue Published: 5 December 2000 CopyrightCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...