(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort study, non-Hispanic Black race was associated with increased odds of not receiving guideline-concordant care (GCC) and less timely treatment initiation. Non-Hispanic Black race was associated with increased all-cause mortality, which was reduced after adjusting for GCC and clinical and sociodemographic factors. These findings suggest that optimizing timely receipt of GCC may represent a modifiable pathway to improving inferior survival outcomes among older non-Hispanic Black patients with breast cancer.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Yehoda M. Martei, MD, MSCE, email yehoda.martei@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
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Racial disparities in receipt of guideline-concordant care in older adults with early breast cancer
JAMA Network Open
2024-10-24
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