Racial Disparities in Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care in Older Adults With Early Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Racial disparities in receipt of guideline-concordant care (GCC) among older patients with potentially curable breast cancer are understudied.

Objective

To determine whether rates of GCC, time to treatment initiation, and all-cause mortality in stage I to III breast cancer differ by race among older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the National Cancer Database and included patients aged 65 years and older with stage I to III breast cancer, diagnosed between 2010 and 2019. Data analysis was conducted between July 2022 to July 2023.

Exposures

Race, defined as non-Hispanic Black or non-Hispanic White.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was nonreceipt of GCC, defined using the National Comprehe

SUBMITTER: Castillo BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581576 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature