Puerto Ricans with breast cancer suffer noble health disparities compared to non-Hispanic Whites and Hispanics from Florida, according to a study published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Researchers characterized four cohorts of breast cancer patients including: non-Hispanic Whites in Florida; non-Hispanic Blacks in Florida; Hispanics in Florida; and Hispanics in Puerto Rico. Overall, they analyzed data on 9,361 female breast cancer patients from a cancer registry and 4,324 patients from a self-reported questionnaire. ...
Disparities in Breast Cancer
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