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Review
. 2023 Oct;32(4):799-810.
doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2023.05.009. Epub 2023 Jun 16.

Addressing Inequalities in Breast Cancer Care Delivery

Leisha C Elmore  1 , Oluwadamilola M Fayanju  2
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Addressing Inequalities in Breast Cancer Care Delivery

Leisha C Elmore et al. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

Breast cancer treatment, timeliness of care, and clinical outcomes are inferior for patients of Black race and Hispanic ethnicity, and the origin of these inequities is multifactorial. Owing to aggregate reporting of data in the United States for patients of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander ancestry, disparities within and across these groups are difficult to appreciate. In large part due to low prevalence, male breast cancer remains understudied, and treatment algorithms are primarily extrapolated from research conducted in female patients.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Health disparities; Health equity.

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