Disparities in breast cancer tumor characteristics, treatment, time to treatment, and survival probability among African American and white women
Foy K, Fisher J, Lustberg M, Gray D, DeGraffinreid C, Paskett E. Disparities in breast cancer tumor characteristics, treatment, time to treatment, and survival probability among African American and white women. Npj Breast Cancer 2018, 4: 7. PMID: 29582015, PMCID: PMC5861087, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-018-0059-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJames Cancer HospitalAA womenBreast cancerTumor characteristicsWhite womenCancer HospitalArthur G. James Cancer HospitalHigher breast cancer death rateBreast cancer tumor characteristicsCox proportional hazards regressionProgression-free survival probabilityBreast cancer death ratesLate-stage breast cancerLikelihood ratio chi-square testProportional hazards regressionStage breast cancerOverall survival probabilityCancer death ratesOnset of treatmentCurrent tobacco useChi-square testAfrican American womenPrompt treatmentCancer RegistryHazards regression