Background Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) tumors are estrogen receptor-negative,
progesterone receptor-negative, and human epidermal growth factor-negative. TNBC is …

Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy affecting women in the United
States, with> 245,000 cases diagnosed annually. Breast cancer mortality rates have …

To examine racial/ethnic disparities in stage of disease and comorbidity (pre-treatment),
surgical treatment allocation (breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomy), and in-hospital …

African-American (AA) women with breast cancer have higher mortality rates than
Caucasian woman, and some studies have suggested that this disparity may be partly …

BACKGROUND: The current study was conducted to evaluate the influence of race/ethnicity
and tumor subtype in pathologic complete response (pCR) following treatment with …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between
socioeconomic status (SES) and the use of intentionally reduced doses of chemotherapy in …

African American (AA) women have a 42% higher breast cancer death rate compared to
white women despite recent advancements in management of the disease. We examined …

Purpose: To review the current knowledge about breast cancer in black women—including
epidemiology, risk factors, screening practices, pathology, clinical manifestations, treatment …

Background Reporting race and ethnicity in clinical trial publications is critical for
determining the generalizability and effectiveness of new treatments. This is particularly …

Abstract Introduction Non-Hispanic black (NHB) women with breast cancer have poorer
survival than non-Hispanic white (NHW) women. Although NHB women are more often …