BACKGROUND. Questions have existed as to whether residential segregation is a mediator
of racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer care and breast cancer mortality, or has a …

The aim of the study is to determine the influence of area-level socio-economic status and
healthcare access in addition to tumor hormone-receptor subtype on individual breast …

Objective The black: white disparity in breast cancer mortality has been increasing in the US
In order to gain insight into this disparity in Chicago, we examined mortality data together …

BACKGROUND In the US, age‐adjusted breast carcinoma mortality rates among white and
African‐American women have been diverging during the last 20 years. Some investigators …

Abstract Purpose of Review Despite a steady improvement in breast cancer survival rates
over the past several decades, mortality disparities remain among Black women, who have …

Importance Variation in cancer incidence and outcome has well-documented correlations
with racial/ethnic identity. In the United States, the possible genetic and ancestral hereditary …

Ethnic differences in breast cancer survival have been a long-standing concern. The
objective of this article is to present relevant studies for all major US racial/ethnic groups …

BACKGROUND African‐American women are at increased risk for breast cancer mortality
compared with white American women, and the extent to which socioeconomic factors …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, accounting for just over 1
million new cases annually. Population-based statistics show that globally, when compared …

ContextReasons for the shorter survival of black breast cancer patients compared with their
white counterparts are not completely understood. ObjectiveTo evaluate the role of …