Open AccessA comparison of estrogen and progesterone receptors in black and white breast cancer patients.
Author(s) -
L. N. Beverly,
W. Dana Flanders,
Rodney C.P. Go,
S.-J. Soong
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.77.3.351
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , estrogen , black women , cancer , estrogen receptor , progesterone receptor , gynecology , white (mutation) , oncology , menopause , physiology , obstetrics , endocrinology , biology , gender studies , biochemistry , sociology , gene
After standardization for age and menopausal status, the prevalence of estrogen receptor positivity among 88 White breast cancer patients was about .72 compared with a prevalence of about .54 among Black patients. The prevalence of progesterone receptor positivity was also higher among White than among Black patients, although the magnitude of the difference was smaller. These differences were unchanged after adjustment for tumor size and nodal and distant metastases in addition to age and menopausal status.