Open AccessThe Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Individual Socioeconomic Factors on Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Paula M. Lantz,
Mahasin S. Mujahid,
Kendra Schwartz,
Nancy K. Janz,
Angela Fagerlin,
Barbara Salem,
Lihua Liu,
Dennis Deapen,
Steven J. Katz
Publication year - 2006
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.2005.072132
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , race (biology) , breast cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , medicine , demography , cancer , gerontology , oncology , environmental health , population , biology , sociology , gender studies , anthropology , paleontology
Previous research has generally found that racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer stage at diagnosis attenuate when measures of socioeconomic status are included in the analysis, although most previous research measured socioeconomic status at the contextual level. This study investigated the relation between race/ethnicity, individual socioeconomic status, and breast cancer stage at diagnosis.