Background Breast cancer survival disparities by race are likely multifactorial. In a small pilot
cohort, we demonstrated a statistical interaction between age and race. The purpose of this …

Background After controlling for baseline disease factors, researchers have found that black
women have worse breast cancer survival, and this suggests that treatment differences may …

Background Black race is associated with worse outcomes in early breast cancer. We
evaluated clinicopathologic characteristics, the 21-gene recurrence score (RS), treatment …

Ethnic variation in breast cancer outcomes has been known for many decades. Much of the
data derives from the US, whereas disparities seen in the United Kingdom are less well …

Background Breast cancer is a public health priority in Brazil and ensuring equity in health
care is one of the cancer control plan goals. Our aim was to present the first assessment on …

Importance Declining treatment negatively affects health outcomes among patients with
cancer. Limited research has investigated national trends of and factors associated with …

Understanding the burden and factors related to chemotherapy-induced toxicity is important
in treatment planning for breast cancer patients. We conducted a prospective study among …

Purpose African American women are more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic breast
cancer at the time of presentation than whites, and have shorter survival once diagnosed …

This review explores factors potentially contributing to the disparity in survival after breast
cancer between African‐American and Caucasian women in the United States. A number of …

BACKGROUND The age specific breast cancer incidence rate for African‐American women
under age 35 is more than twice the rate for white women of similar age, and the mortality …