Trends in racial and ethnic disparities in the health-related quality of life of older adults with breast cancer: a SEER-MHOS national database study
Among older patients diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, White individuals had better physical HRQOL than Black patients' pre-diagnosis. The decrease in the numerical HRQOL scores of the physical domain in all groups post-diagnosis highlights the potential negative physical impact of breast cancer has on patients, demonstrating the need for determining the proper resources and support to improve physical HRQOL following diagnosis.
Authors
- Nicki Karimi-Mostowfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7607-2186)
- Trudy C. Wu
- Wisdom O. Akingbemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7643-5316)
- Ann C. Raldow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-6810)
- Matthew J. Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-6253)
- Fang-I Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2292-3079)
Institutions
- UCLA Health (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Radiation Oncology Associates (US)
- Drexel University (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-025-02359-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05