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Breast cancer patient delay in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple
disaster: a long-term retrospective study
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Ozaki A
; Nomura S
; Leppold C
; Tsubokura M
; Tanimoto T
; Yokota T
; Saji S
; Sawano T
; Tsukada M
; Morita T
; Ochi S
; Kato S
; Kami M
; Nemoto T
; Kanazawa Y
; Ohira H
BMC Cancer
2017[Jun]; 17
(1
): 423
PMID28629330
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BACKGROUND: Little information is available concerning how patient delay may be
affected by mass disasters. The main objectives of the present study are to
identify whether there was a post-disaster increase in the risk of experiencing
patient delay among breast cancer patients in an area affected by the 2011 triple
disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and to elucidate factors associated with
post-disaster patient delay. Sociodemographic factors (age, employment status,
cohabitant status and evacuation status), health characteristics, and health
access- and disaster-related factors were specifically considered. METHODS:
Records of symptomatic breast cancer patients diagnosed from 2005 to 2016 were
retrospectively reviewed to calculate risk ratios (RRs) for patient delay in
every year post-disaster compared with the pre-disaster baseline. Total and
excessive patient delays were respectively defined as three months or more and
twelve months or more from symptom recognition to first medical consultation.
Logistic regression analysis was conducted for pre- and post-disaster patient
delay in order to reveal any factors potentially associated with patient delay,
and changes after the disaster. RESULTS: Two hundred nineteen breast cancer
patients (122 pre-disaster and 97 post-disaster) were included. After adjustments
for age, significant post-disaster increases in RRs of experiencing both total
(RR: 1.66, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.02-2.70, p < 0.05) and excessive
patient delay (RR: 4.49, 95% CI: 1.73-11.65, p < 0.01) were observed. The RRs for
total patient delay peaked in the fourth year post-disaster, and significant
increases in the risk of excessive patient delay were observed in the second,
fourth, and fifth years post-disaster, with more than five times the risk
observed pre-disaster. A family history of any cancer was the only factor
significantly associated with total patient delay post-disaster (odds ratio:
0.38, 95% CI: 0.15-0.95, p < 0.05), while there were no variables associated with
delay pre-disaster. CONCLUSIONS: The triple disaster in Fukushima appears to have
led to an increased risk of patient delay among breast cancer patients, and this
trend has continued for five years following the disaster.