Article
Outcome of African-American compared to White-American patients with early-stage breast cancer, stratified by phenotype.
The breast journal - 1 Jul 2021
Lehrberg Anna, Davis Melissa B, Baidoun Fadi, Petersen Lindsay, Susick Laura, Jenkins Brittany, Chen Yalei, Ivanics Tommy, Rakitin Ilya, Bensenhaver Jessica, Proctor Erica, Nathanson Saul David, Newman Lisa A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer mortality rates are 39% higher in the African-American (AA) women compared to White-American (WA) women despite the advances in overall breast cancer screening and treatments. Several studies have undertaken to identify the factors leading to this disparity in United States with possible effects of lower socioeconomic status and underlying aggressive biology. METHODS: A retrospective...
Topics
- Black or African American
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Retrospective Studies
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
- United States
- White People