This retrospective, secondary qualitative analysis investigates whether health system factors
influence social support among Black and white breast and lung cancer survivors and racial …

Background Informal caregivers (eg, partners, other family members, friends) often provide
social support to Black women with breast cancer, and caregivers find both benefits and …

Cancer is the leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)
women. Although cancer disparities among AI women are alarming, there is littlle research …

More than 60 million Americans are informal caregivers to adults, which can negatively
affect their health. Data from 126 White and 62 African American female caregivers in North …

Objective Social support is a critical component of breast cancer care and is associated with
clinical and quality of life outcomes. Significant health disparities exist between Black and …

Purpose Social support improves several quality of life (QOL) domains among African
American breast cancer survivors. How different dimensions of social support are associated …

While all cancer patients face a bewildering array of treatments, side effects, and emotions,
several researchers have shown that African American women with breast cancer …

Purpose Social support is associated with breast cancer survivors' health-related quality of
life (HRQoL). More nuanced information is needed regarding aspects of social support …

Purpose/Objectives: To determine the types of social support that African Americans use to
cope with the experience of cancer. Research Approach: Qualitative study using a grounded …

Addressing methodological weaknesses of previous research, this study assesses whether
African American women are, in fact, less likely to participate in breast cancer support …