Residence in a Rural Setting is Associated with Lower Five-Year Survival Rates in Patients that Undergo Spine Surgery for Breast Cancer Metastatic to the Spine: A Propensity Matched Analysis

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Compares rural and urban mortality among breast cancer patients who underwent spine surgery, using 2006-2015 SEER data of 865 female patients.

Austin Q. Nguyen, Brian M. Phelps, Sree M. Vemu, et al.

North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)

04/2026

Cancer · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery · Women