Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in breast cancer-related lymphedema and quality-of-life after immediate lymphatic reconstruction
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage significantly increases BCRL risk following ILR and is associated with significantly worse patient-reported functional outcomes among Black patients. Targeted interventions addressing neighborhood-level factors are critical to mitigate these disparities and ensure equitable outcomes.
Authors
- Ravinder Bamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6365-6686)
- Richard Jason VonDerHaar
- Aladdin H. Hassanein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0966-7851)
- Rachel M. Danforth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-3238)
- Folasade O. Imeokparia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-5371)
- Kandice K. Ludwig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-504X)
- Mary E. Lester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2953-7373)
- Carla Suzanne Fisher
- Abbas M. Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1070-0524)
- John Lewis
- John P Hajj
Institutions
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07829-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09
Funders
- School of Medicine, Indiana University