Open AccessSymptoms, cancer‐related distress, and overall distress may contribute to racial disparities in the outcomes of patients with early‐stage breast cancer
Author(s) -
Barton Mary Kay
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21371
Subject(s) - medicine , distress , stage (stratigraphy) , breast cancer , adjuvant chemotherapy , cancer , oncology , chemotherapy , adjuvant , psychological distress , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , paleontology , biology
Key Points Only 60% of AA women with early‐stage BC received at least 85% of the prescribed adjuvant chemotherapy within the prescribed timeframe. The number of symptoms and symptom distress were related to the ability to receive timely, full‐dose adjuvant chemotherapy. These findings provide an actionable area in which to potentially decrease cancer treatment disparities.