Translating research into practice: Protocol for a community-engaged, stepped wedge randomized trial to reduce disparities in breast cancer treatment through a regional patient navigation collaborative

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer mortality persist. In Boston, MA, Black, Non-Hispanic women and Medicaid-insured individuals are 2 –3 times more likely to have delays in treatment compared to White or privately insured women. While evidence-based care coordination strategies for reducing delays exist, they are not systematically implemented across healthcare settings.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - April 15, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Tracy A. Battaglia, Karen M. Freund, Jennifer S. Haas, Nicole Casanova, Sharon Bak, Howard Cabral, Rachel A. Freedman, Karen Burns White, Stephenie C. Lemon, the TRIP Consortium Source Type: research