Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Relation BCT rate & travel distance

Travel distance

Rate BCS

< 10 miles

1.0

15-20 miles

0.76

> 40 miles

0.55

> 100 miles

0.14 (with 42% RT)

25

100

300km

Courtesy of Philip Poortmans

Athas WF et al JNCI 2000