Statin prescription disparities in patients with breast cancer and diabetes for primary cardiovascular disease prevention
In older early-stage BC survivors, statin prescriptions increased over time and varied by age, race, and BC stage. These findings can potentially inform strategies to improve guideline-concordant statin prescriptions in a group at high risk for CVD and reduce disparities.
Authors
- Chung Yin Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-7830)
- Jenny J. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-8480)
- Amanda Leiter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9072-5512)
- Juan P. Wisnivesky
- A.-B. Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4676-6717)
- Grace Mhango
Institutions
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1483918
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.86
Funders
- California Department of Public Health
- University of Southern California
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- University of California, San Francisco
- National Cancer Institute