Racial disparities in presenting stage and surgical management among octogenarians with breast cancer: a national cancer database analysis
Inferior survival among elderly Black patients appears be driven by advanced stage at presentation. While such disparities are narrowing in the present era, future work must consider upstream interventions to ensure equitable outcomes for all races.
Authors
- Amulya Vadlakonda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3778-1966)
- Peyman Benharash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4705-0262)
- Hanjoo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0373-0784)
- Nimmi S. Kapoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4572-075X)
- Nikhil Chervu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0327-9847)
- Giselle Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3040-460X)
- Sara Sakowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7318-7571)
Institutions
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-024-07531-3
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13