Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Persistent Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia Among Women With Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia (PCIA) is a distressing adverse effect that can have lasting psychosocial consequences. However, racial and ethnic differences in PCIA incidence and associated distress remain unclear, owing to limited multiracial and multiethnic data.

Objective

To evaluate racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of PCIA and alopecia-related psychological distress among women with breast cancer from baseline to 12 months after completion of chemotherapy.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study was conducted at 2 tertiary cancer centers in the US (August 19, 2015, to December 31, 2021) and South Korea (December 20, 2018, to April 27, 2022). Women (aged ≥18 years) with stage I to III breast cancer who rec

SUBMITTER: Kang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771251 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature