Hurricane Maria's impact led to delays in care and uncertainty for patients with cancer in Puerto Rico.
Disparities in Breast Cancer
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Dr. Bruce Dorr on what menopausal women with BRCA should know about hormone replacement therapy.
Black patients had lower rates of utilization and longer wait times for immunotherapy.
African American and Asian women had significantly lower odds of undergoing breast reconstruction.
Neighborhood environment (eg, exposure to stressors, distance to treatment facilities) may contribute to poor survival.
Studies show that young patients with breast cancer with (ER)–positive and ERBB2-negative tumors can have a poor prognosis.
Researchers sought to improve access to early palliative care for Black and Latina women with advanced breast cancer.
Researchers found that compared with White women, Black women had a higher risk of breast cancer death of a tumor type.
Individuals living in lower-income areas experience disproportionately higher rates of late-stage diagnoses and mortality.
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Rachel Freedman, MD, MPHMedical oncologist, clinical researcher | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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