Cancer is a complex, often terrifying diagnosis for any patient. But when this diagnosis is compounded by poverty, structurally racist systems, and lack of access to transportation and affordable healthcare, the diagnosis is steeped in other fears. Chief among them is...
In a city boasting some of the world’s best medical care, Boston’s Black women succumb to breast cancer at alarming rates compared to other racial groups. The revelatory data — highlighted in a 2014 study published in Cancer Epidemiology — ranked Boston fifth in...
Survival rates for breast cancer are among the highest of any type of cancer, but significant racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes persist. The stage of cancer at diagnosis is a major factor in these disparities. Compared to white women, racial and ethnic...
CONTEXT | Breast cancer outcomes are worse among vulnerable patient populations. Receiving treatment within 21 to 60 days after a breast cancer diagnosis is associated with positive outcomes, but social barriers such as homelessness and housing...