Number of reports indicating the group is advantaged, according to measure | |||||||||||||||||
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Measure | Age | Race | Health Insurance | Education | Income | Urban | Rural | ||||||||||
 | Young | Old | All | Colored | White | All | Private | Government | All | High | Low | All | High | Low | All |  |  |
Pre-operative mammogram | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Referral to surgeon by G.P. | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Diagnostic evaluation per guidelines | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Satisfaction with care | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Appropriate breast-conserving surgery and axillary lymph node dissection | 7 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â | 2 | 1 | Â | Â | 1 | Â |
Appropriate radiotherapy | 5 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Appropriate systemic therapy | 5 | Â | 3 | Â | 2 | 1 | 1 | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Appropriate treatment alternatives | 3 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Use/Quality of Radiotherapy | Â | Â | 1 | Â | 3 | 2 | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Improvement in QOL over time | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Appropriate axillary lymph node dissection and chemotherapy | Â | Â | Â | 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |