Neighborhood Disadvantage, Individual Experiences of Racism, and Breast Cancer Survival.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Due to the legacy of structural racism in the United States, Black US residents are more likely to live in disadvantaged neighborhoods regardless of individual socioeconomic status. Black women are also more likely to die from their breast cancer.

Objective

To investigate whether neighborhood disadvantage and individual experiences of racism are associated with breast cancer mortality among Black US women.

Design, setting, and participants

Prospective follow-up study conducted within the Black Women's Health Study (BWHS), a nationwide cohort study of 59 000 self-identified Black females enrolled in 1995 and followed up by biennial questionnaires. BWHS participants diagnosed with breast cancer at stages I to III and who survived 12 months after initial diagn

SUBMITTER: Holder EX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976487 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature