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 …

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 …

Background: Although rates of survival for women with breast cancer have improved, the
survival disparity between African American and white women in the United States has …

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 …

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

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

Purpose To estimate the contribution of differences in demographics, comorbidity,
insurance, tumor characteristics, and treatment to the overall mortality disparity between …

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 …

Purpose Population-based estimates of racial disparities in metastatic breast cancer are
lacking. We quantified the contributions of demographic, socioeconomic, tumor, and …

Objective: To examine racial/ethnic disparities in mortality and survival in a large nationwide
and population-based cohort of women with breast cancer after simultaneously controlling …