Importance Compared with non-Hispanic white women, racial/ethnic minority women
receive a diagnosis of breast cancer at a more advanced stage and have higher morbidity …

BACKGROUND: Few data are available on how race/ethnicity, insurance, and
socioeconomic status (SES) interrelate to influence breast cancer treatment. The authors …

Objectives. Previous research has generally found that racial/ethnic differences in breast
cancer stage at diagnosis attenuate when measures of socioeconomic status are included in …

Background: Previous studies have found that African-American women are more likely than
white women to have late-stage breast cancer at diagnosis and shortened survival …

Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage and other less favorable
breast cancer prognostic factors than white women. The aim of this study was to examine the …

BACKGROUND Individuals without medical insurance or with limited insurance are less
likely than those with broader insurance coverage to receive preventive services and to seek …

BACKGROUND. The reasons for race/ethnicity (R/E) differences in breast cancer survival
have been difficult to disentangle. METHODS. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results …

Background Racial disparities in breast cancer survival have been well documented. This
study examines the association of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) on breast …

Disparities in breast cancer stage and mortality by race/ethnicity in the United States are
persistent and well known. However, few studies have assessed differences across …

Objectives. We assessed whether population rates of mammography screening, and their
changes over time, were associated with improvements in breast cancer stage at diagnosis …