Neighborhood disadvantage, individual experiences of racism, and breast cancer survival

JAMA Network Open

2025-04-07

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this cohort of Black women, living in disadvantaged neighborhoods was associated with a higher mortality from breast cancer, even after accounting for stage at diagnosis, treatments, and individual-level lifestyle factors. Community-level interventions to reduce environmental stressors and improve conditions in disadvantaged neighborhoods, including access to high-quality cancer care, may be critical to reducing racial disparities in breast cancer survival.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Etienne X. Holder, PhD, MPH, email exholder@bu.edu.

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