Stage of Presentation at Initial Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Does Race Remain a Factor?

Breast J. 2015 Jul-Aug;21(4):445-6. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12435. Epub 2015 May 9.

Authors

Bridget A Oppong¹, Kepher Makambi², Yaru Shi², Vanessa Sheppard³, Shawna Willey¹, Lucile Adams-Campbell³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia.
² Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia.
³ Department of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia.

PMID: 25958889
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12435

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Attitude to Health / ethnology*
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / ethnology*
Breast Neoplasms / mortality
Early Detection of Cancer / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Status
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / ethnology*
Socioeconomic Factors
White People / statistics & numerical data

Grants and funding

P60 MD006920/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States