Cancer statistics for African Americans, 2016: Progress and opportunities in reducing racial disparities

CE DeSantis, RL Siegel, AG Sauer… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, the American Cancer Society provides the estimated number of new cancer
cases and deaths for blacks in the United States and the most recent data on cancer …

Trends in 5-year survival rates among breast cancer patients by hormone receptor status and stage

L Chen, HM Linden, BO Anderson, CI Li - Breast cancer research and …, 2014 - Springer
Improvement in breast cancer survival has been observed in recent decades in the US, but it
is unclear if similar survival gains are consistent across breast cancer subtypes, especially …

Personalized nutrition as a key contributor to improving radiation response in breast cancer

AA Shastri, J Lombardo, SC Okere, S Higgins… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding metabolic and immune regulation inherent to patient populations is key to
improving the radiation response for our patients. To date, radiation therapy regimens are …

Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and clinical determinants of survival in patients with cancer: a systematic review of the literature focused on the elderly

A Galvin, F Delva, C Helmer, M Rainfray… - Journal of geriatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies on cancer survival have revealed disparities not only between the elderly and their
younger counterparts, but also among the elderly themselves. The aim of this work was to …

Disparities in race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status: risk of mortality of breast cancer patients in the California Cancer Registry, 2000–2010

CA Parise, V Caggiano - BMC cancer, 2013 - Springer
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 …

Improving healthcare empowerment through breast cancer patient navigation: a mixed methods evaluation in a safety-net setting

G Gabitova, NJ Burke - BMC Health Services Research, 2014 - Springer
Background Breast cancer mortality rates in the US remain relatively high, particularly
among ethnic minorities and low-income populations. Unequal access to quality care, lower …

[HTML][HTML] The pervasive crisis of diminishing radiation therapy access for vulnerable populations in the United States, part 1: African-American patients

S McClelland III, BR Page, JJ Jaboin… - Advances in Radiation …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction African Americans experience the highest burden of cancer incidence
and mortality in the United States and have been persistently less likely to receive …

Race/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in breast cancer surgery outcomes

TF Akinyemiju, N Vin-Raviv, D Chavez-Yenter… - Cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study is to evaluate racial and socio-economic differences
in breast cancer surgery treatment, post-surgical complications, hospital length of stay and …

Short-term breast cancer survival in relation to ethnicity, stage, grade and receptor status: national cohort study in England

H Møller, K Henson, M Lüchtenborg, J Broggio… - British journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Background: In the re-organisation of cancer registration in England in 2012, a high priority
was given to the recording of cancer stage and other prognostic clinical data items. Methods …

Patterns of Evidence-Based Care for the Diagnosis, Staging, and First-line Treatment of Breast Cancer by Race–Ethnicity: A SEER-Medicare Study

EL Herbach, SH Nash, IM Lizarraga… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2023 - AACR
Background: Racial and ethnic disparities in guideline-recommended breast cancer
treatment are well documented, however studies including diagnostic and staging …