Despite many important efforts to increase equity in the US health care system, not all
Americans have equal access to health care—or similar health outcomes. With the goal of …

There are compelling reasons to conduct studies of cancer in Hispanics, the fastest growing
major demographic group in the United States (from 15% to 30% of the US population by …

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Latinas in the
United States and the leading cause of cancer-related death among this population. Latinas …

Over 81% of US immigrants were born in a Latin American, Caribbean, or Asian country.
The “immigrant paradox” is the long-standing observation in medical and social science …

Latinas are less likely to participate in genetic counseling (GC) and genetic testing (GT) than
non‐Hispanic Whites. A multisite, randomized pilot study tested a culturally targeted …

Objectives The purpose of this review is to describe the empirical literature on the health‐
related quality of life (HRQOL) in Latina breast cancer survivors by exploring the social …

Cancer health disparities remain a significant problem in the USA, compounded by lack of
access to care, language barriers and systemic biases in health care. These disparities are …

Ethnic and racial minority women within the US are less likely to use breast cancer
screening (BCS) procedures than non-Latina White women, and are more likely to be …

Hispanic Americans comprise the largest and fastest-growing ethnic minority in the USA. In
Houston, Texas, 44% of the population is of Hispanic descent, with the majority being …

Background: The study objectives were to compare and examine mammography use trends
among ethnic/racial women in the context of United States Healthy People 2010 goals …