Abstract PR06: Racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer survival and mediating effects of tumor characteristics, sociodemographic, and treatment factors.

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica T. Warner ◽  
Rulla M. Tamimi ◽  
Melissa E. Hughes ◽  
Rebecca A. Ottesen ◽  
Yu-Ning Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Breast Cancer Survival ◽  
Tumor Characteristics ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Abstract A40: Body size and racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer survival.

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn L. Kwan ◽  
Bette J. Caan ◽  
Valerie S. Lee ◽  
Esther M. John ◽  
Scarlett Lin Gomez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Breast Cancer Survival ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Ethnic differences in breast cancer survival in New Zealand: contributions of differences in screening, treatment, tumor biology, demographics and comorbidities

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1813-1824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeewa Seneviratne ◽  
Ian Campbell ◽  
Nina Scott ◽  
Rachel Shirley ◽  
Tamati Peni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Tumor Biology ◽  
Breast Cancer Survival

scholarly journals Ethnic Differences in Breast Cancer Survival: Status and Determinants

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 677-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gertraud Maskarinec ◽  
Cherisse Sen ◽  
Karin Koga ◽  
Shannon M Conroy
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cancer Survival ◽  
Breast Cancer Survival ◽  
Native Hawaiians ◽  
Tumor Type ◽  
American Women

Ethnic differences in breast cancer survival have been a long-standing concern. The objective of this article is to present relevant studies for all major US racial/ethnic groups including African–Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Japanese–Americans and Native Hawaiians, and to discuss underlying causes of disparity, In comparison to Caucasian women, African–American women continue to experience the poorest breast cancer–specific survival of all ethnic groups in the USA. The prognosis for Latinos, Native Hawaiians and Native Americans is intermediate, better than for African–Americans but not as good as for Caucasians, whereas Japanese–American women tend to have better outcomes. The following possible contributors to the observed differences are discussed in detail: unfavorable distribution of stage at diagnosis due to low screening rates, limited access to care and treatment, tumor type, comorbidities, socioeconomic status, obesity and physical activity.

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