Evaluation of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Treatment and Mortality Among Women With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To our knowledge, there is no consensus regarding differences in treatment and mortality between non-Hispanic African American and non-Hispanic White women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Little is known about whether racial disparities vary by sociodemographic, clinical, and neighborhood factors.

Objective

To examine the differences in clinical treatment and outcomes between African American and White women in a nationally representative cohort of patients with TNBC and further examine the contributions of sociodemographic, clinical, and neighborhood factors to TNBC outcome disparities.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, retrospective cohort study included 23 123 women who received a diagnosis of nonmetastatic TNBC between

SUBMITTER: Cho B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8120441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature