Table 2.

Quality of Treatment of Breast Cancer in Women of Different Age, Socio-economic Status, Race or Ethnicity

Number of reports indicating the group is advantaged, according to measure
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					1			1
Referral to surgeon by G.P.		1
Diagnostic evaluation per guidelines		1					1
Satisfaction with care			1		1			1
Appropriate breast-conserving surgery and axillary lymph node dissection	7						3		2	1		2	1			1
Appropriate radiotherapy	5						2
Appropriate systemic therapy	5		3		2	1	1			1			1
Appropriate treatment alternatives	3									1			1
Use/Quality of Radiotherapy			1		3	2			1
Improvement in QOL over time			1
Appropriate axillary lymph node dissection and chemotherapy				1