Disparities in Breast Cancer Associated With African American Identity.
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
; 41: e29-e46, 2021 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1280602
ABSTRACT
Persistent disparities in the burden of breast cancer between African Americans and White Americans have been documented over many decades. Features characterizing breast cancer in the African American community include a 40% higher mortality rate, younger age distribution, greater advanced-stage distribution, increased risk of biologically aggressive disease such as the triple-negative phenotype, and increased incidence of male breast cancer. Public health experts, genetics researchers, clinical trialists, multidisciplinary oncology teams, and advocates must collaborate to comprehensively address the multifactorial etiology of and remedies for breast cancer disparities. Efforts to achieve breast health equity through improved access to affordable, high-quality care are especially imperative in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionately high economic toll on African Americans.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Healthcare Disparities
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Edbk_319929
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