Perceived discrimination, trust in physicians, and their associations with ovarian cancer mortality among women in the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Black women are 30% more likely to die of ovarian cancer than White women. Discrimination may affect cancer health disparities through pathways including socioeconomic disadvantage, chronic stress, and access to care. In this study, we evaluated associations of discrimination and trust in physicians with all-cause mortality among Black women with ovarian cancer.

Methods

Using data from the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES), we included 592 Black ovarian cancer patients who completed an interview. Discrimination and trust in physicians were measured using the Everyday Discrimination, Major Experiences of Discrimination, and Trust in Physicians scales, respectively. We used Cox proportional hazard models to compute multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios

SUBMITTER: Collin LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12578685 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature