Breast cancer disparities: how can we leverage genomics to improve outcomes?
MB Davis, LA Newman - Surgical Oncology Clinics, 2018 - surgonc.theclinics.com
Background Disparities in breast cancer risk and outcome related to racial-ethnic identity in
the United States have been documented by population-based statistics from the
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program over the past several
decades. These patterns are further supported by data from a variety of health care systems
and oncology programs. Variations in the breast cancer burden of African Americans (AA)
women compared with white American (WA) women have been the subject of rigorous study
the United States have been documented by population-based statistics from the
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program over the past several
decades. These patterns are further supported by data from a variety of health care systems
and oncology programs. Variations in the breast cancer burden of African Americans (AA)
women compared with white American (WA) women have been the subject of rigorous study