Benefit Type and Care Source in Relation to Mammography Screening and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Among DoD Beneficiaries | Zendy

Janna Manjelievskaia | Zendy; Derek W. Brown | Zendy; Stephanie Shao | Zendy; Keith Hofmann | Zendy; Craig D. Shriver | Zendy; Kangmin Zhu | Zendy

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Benefit Type and Care Source in Relation to Mammography Screening and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Among DoD Beneficiaries

Author(s) -

Janna Manjelievskaia,

Derek W. Brown,

Stephanie Shao,

Keith Hofmann,

Craig D. Shriver,

Kangmin Zhu

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

military medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1930-613X

pISSN - 0026-4075

DOI - 10.7205/milmed-d-16-00249

Subject(s) - medicine , mammography , health care , breast cancer , cancer screening , breast cancer screening , family medicine , logistic regression , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , paleontology , economics , biology , economic growth

Type of insurance and out-of-pocket costs influence the use of medical care. Specifically, type of insurance can impact an individual's likelihood of receiving a screening mammogram. Additionally, variation in tumor stage at diagnosis exists for patients with different types of insurance. It is not clear whether different benefit types and care sources differ in breast cancer care and outcomes among Department of Defense (DoD) beneficiaries.

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