Katrina LavelleSummaryAffiliation: University of Manchester Country: UK Publications
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Are lower rates of surgery amongst older women with breast cancer in the UK explained by co-morbidity?K Lavelle
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, 5 332 Jean McFarlane Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Br J Cancer 107:1175-80. 2012..Around 60% of women ≥ 80 years old, in the UK do not have surgery for their breast cancer (vs<10% of younger age groups). The extent to which this difference can be accounted for by co-morbidity has not been established...- Non-standard management of breast cancer increases with age in the UK: a population based cohort of women > or =65 yearsK Lavelle
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Br J Cancer 96:1197-203. 2007..0-61.6). These results demonstrate that older women in the UK are less likely to receive standard management for breast cancer, compared to younger women and this disparity cannot be explained by differences in tumour characteristics... 
Older women with operable breast cancer are less likely to have surgeryK Lavelle
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK
Br J Surg 94:1209-15. 2007..Older women are less likely to receive standard management for breast cancer than younger postmenopausal women. Whether differences in general health explain variations in the rates of surgery is not known...- Do postage stamps versus pre-paid envelopes increase responses to patient mail surveys? A randomised controlled trialKatrina Lavelle
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 8:113. 2008..The evidence that this is also the case regarding patient mail surveys is limited...