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Molecular and Cellular Factors Associated with Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer.
International journal of molecular sciences - 18 Aug 2020
Charan Manish, Verma Ajeet K, Hussain Shahid, Misri Swati, Mishra Sanjay, Majumder Sarmila, Ramaswamy Bhuvaneswari, Ahirwar Dinesh, Ganju Ramesh K
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have demonstrated that racial differences can influence breast cancer incidence and survival rate. African American (AA) women are at two to three fold higher risk for breast cancer than other ethnic groups. AA women with aggressive breast cancers show worse prognoses and higher mortality rates relative to Caucasian (CA) women. Over the last few years, effective treatment strategies have reduced...
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