Open AccessDifferences in Tumor Biology, Health Care Access, and Social Support May Contribute to Worse Outcomes for Black Patients with Breast Cancer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1002/onco.13663
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , disease , health care , cancer , population , social support , medline , oncology , gerontology , family medicine , environmental health , psychology , economics , psychotherapist , economic growth , political science , law
Black patients with breast cancer have worse overall and disease‐specific survival than White patients, according to a new population‐based study. More aggressive tumor biology, worse health care access, and weaker social support networks are potential contributing factors.