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 …

Access to timely treatment may be one contributing factor to survival differences by
race/ethnicity among breast cancer patients. In this study, we examined the relationship …

Background Treatment delays affect breast cancer survival and constitute poor‐quality care.
Black patients experience more treatment delay, but the relationship of geography to these …

Background Breast cancer mortality is higher for Black and younger women. This study
evaluated 2 possible contributors to disparities—time to treatment and treatment duration …

Chemotherapy improves breast cancer survival but is underused more often in black than in
white women. We examined associations between patient–physician relationships and …

Background Despite improvements, disparities in breast cancer care have led to an
inequitable distribution of treatment delays and worse outcomes among patients with breast …

Purpose Black women with breast cancer are known to have poorer survival than white
women. Suboptimal treatment may compromise the survival benefits of adjuvant …

Objectives Diagnosis-to-treatment interval is an important quality measure that is recognized
by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and the American Society of …

Objective: Delays in treatment initiation may contribute to the poorer breast cancer survival
among Black women compared with Whites. Lower socioeconomic status and lack of access …

Purpose Prior research demonstrates racial disparities in breast cancer treatment.
Disparities are commonly attributed to more advanced stage at presentation or aggressive …