Racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer mortality: are we doing enough to address the root causes?

DJ Blackman, CM Masi - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 - ascopubs.org
Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy and the second most lethal
form of cancer among women in the United States. Mortality from breast cancer has declined …

Disparities in breast cancer treatment and outcomes: biological, social, and health system determinants and opportunities for research

SB Wheeler, KE Reeder‐Hayes, LA Carey - The oncologist, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Racial disparities in breast cancer mortality have been widely documented for several
decades and persist despite advances in receipt of mammography across racial groups …

[HTML][HTML] The emergence of the racial disparity in US breast-cancer mortality

I Jatoi, H Sung, A Jemal - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Racial Disparity in US Breast-Cancer Mortality Black women have derived less benefit from
interventions such as mammography screening and adjuvant endocrine therapy than White …

Breast cancer racial disparities: unanswered questions

FO Ademuyiwa, SB Edge, DO Erwin, H Orom… - Cancer research, 2011 - AACR
Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer diagnosed in women in the United
States and is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related mortality …

The influence of black race on treatment and mortality for early-stage breast cancer

JPB Berz, K Johnston, B Backus, G Doros, AJ Rose… - Medical care, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Black Americans have higher mortality from breast cancer than white
Americans. This study explores the influence of socioeconomic factors and black race on …

A perfect storm: how tumor biology, genomics, and health care delivery patterns collide to create a racial survival disparity in breast cancer and proposed interventions …

B Daly, OI Olopade - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
It is well known that there is a significant racial divide in breast cancer incidence and
mortality rates. African American women are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer …

Racial and socio-economic disparities in breast cancer hospitalization outcomes by insurance status

T Akinyemiju, S Sakhuja, N Vin-Raviv - Cancer epidemiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Breast cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among women
in the US, and despite numerous studies documenting racial disparities in outcomes, the …

Social determinants of Black-White disparities in breast cancer mortality: a review

MA Gerend, M Pai - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2008 - AACR
Despite the recent decline in breast cancer mortality, African American women continue to
die from breast cancer at higher rates than do White women. Beyond the fact that breast …

Characteristics associated with differences in survival among black and white women with breast cancer

JH Silber, PR Rosenbaum, AS Clark, BJ Giantonio… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Difference in breast cancer survival by race is a recognized problem among
Medicare beneficiaries. Objective To determine if racial disparity in breast cancer survival is …

[HTML][HTML] Disparities in survival after female breast cancer diagnosis: a population-based study

SL Tannenbaum, T Koru-Sengul, F Miao… - Cancer causes & …, 2013 - Springer
Background Despite advances in treatment and increased screening, female breast cancer
survival is affected by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES). The purpose of this …