Reduced racial disparity in receipt of optimal locoregional treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Racial disparities in breast cancer treatment contribute to Black women having the worst breast cancer survival rates in the U.S. We investigated whether differences in receipt of optimal locoregional treatment (OLT), defined as receipt of mastectomy, breast-conserving surgery, or no surgery when contraindicated, existed between Black and White women with early-stage breast cancer from 2008-2018.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program Incidence Database was utilized to identify tumor cases from Black and White women aged 20-64 years old with stage I-II breast cancer. Logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the associations between race and receipt of OLT as well as potential

SUBMITTER: Nadeem H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10473527 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature