Understanding and effectively addressing breast cancer in A frican A merican women: Unpacking the social context

DR Williams, SA Mohammed, AE Shields - Cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Black women have a higher incidence of breast cancer before the age of 40 years, more
severe disease at all ages, and an elevated mortality risk in comparison with white women …

Fibroblasts as turned agents in cancer progression

R Wieder - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Normal epithelial cells in our organs are surrounded by stroma, which is
an ecosystem made up of a variety of cells and proteins that support their intended functions …

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 …

An assessment of progress in cancer control

RL Siegel, A Jemal, RC Wender… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This article summarizes cancer mortality trends and disparities based on data from the
National Center for Health Statistics. It is the first in a series of articles that will describe the …

The impact of race and ethnicity in breast cancer—disparities and implications for precision oncology

KA Hirko, G Rocque, E Reasor, A Taye, A Daly… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and is one of the leading
causes of cancer death. The incidence, pathological features, and clinical outcomes in …

Medicaid expansion and mortality among patients with breast, lung, and colorectal cancer

MB Lam, J Phelan, EJ Orav, AK Jha… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may
be associated with increased screening and may improve access to earlier treatment for …

Cancer patterns, trends and projections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a global context

F Bray, M Piñeros - Salud publica de Mexico, 2016 - medigraphic.com
Objective. To develop a situation analysis encompassing the patterns and trends in cancer
incidence and mortality in South and Central America and the Caribbean, with comparisons …

Financial costs and burden related to decisions for breast cancer surgery

RA Greenup, C Rushing, L Fish… - Journal of oncology …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Financial toxicity is a well-recognized adverse effect of cancer care, yet little is
known about how women consider treatment costs when facing preference-sensitive …

The association between area deprivation index and patient-reported outcomes in patients with advanced cancer

MQ Rosenzweig, AD Althouse, L Sabik, R Arnold… - Health …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: This analysis describes associations between area deprivation and patient-
reported outcomes among patients with advanced cancer. Methods: This is a cross-sectional …

Burden of lymphedema in long‐term breast cancer survivors by race and age

Y Ren, MA Kebede, AA Ogunleye, MA Emerson… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Risk assessment for breast cancer–related lymphedema has emphasized
upper‐limb symptoms and treatment‐related risk factors. This article examined breast …