Breast Cancer Health Disparities in Hispanics/Latinas | Zendy

Silvia J. SerranoGómez | Zendy; María Carolina SanabriaSalas | Zendy; Laura Fejerman | Zendy

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Breast Cancer Health Disparities in Hispanics/Latinas

Author(s) -

Silvia J. SerranoGómez,

María Carolina SanabriaSalas,

Laura Fejerman

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

current breast cancer reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 1943-4596

pISSN - 1943-4588

DOI - 10.1007/s12609-020-00370-3

Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , socioeconomic status , health equity , demography , population , gerontology , disease , incidence (geometry) , cancer , environmental health , public health , pathology , physics , sociology , optics

Breast cancer incidence and mortality rates are lower in some Hispanic/Latino subpopulations compared to Non-Hispanic White women. However, studies suggest that the risk of breast cancer-specific mortality is higher in US Hispanics/Latinas. In this review we summarized current knowledge on factors associated with breast cancer incidence and risk of mortality in women of Hispanic/Latino origin.

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