Table 2.
Secondary clinical outcomes: Guideline-Concordant Care Quality Measures
Treatment Domain | CoC* Criteria for Quality Cancer Care |
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Radiation | Radiation therapy administered within 365 days of diagnosis for women < 70 years receiving breast conserving surgery |
Radiation therapy administered following any mastectomy within 1 year (365 days) of diagnosis of breast cancer for women with ≥ 4 positive regional lymph nodes | |
Chemotherapy | Combination chemotherapy administered within 120 days of diagnosis for women <70 with AJCC T1c N0 M0, or Stage II or III Estrogen Receptor and Progesterone Receptor (ER and PR) negative breast cancer |
Hormonal | Tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor administered within 365 days of diagnosis for women with AJCC T1c N0 M0, or Stage II or III ER and/or PR+ breast cancer. |
CoC=Commission on Cancer; https://www.facs.org/quality%20programs/cancer/ncdb/qualitymeasures