Addressing Inequalities in Breast Cancer Care Delivery

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2023 Oct;32(4):799-810. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2023.05.009. Epub 2023 Jun 16.

Abstract

Breast cancer treatment, timeliness of care, and clinical outcomes are inferior for patients of Black race and Hispanic ethnicity, and the origin of these inequities is multifactorial. Owing to aggregate reporting of data in the United States for patients of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander ancestry, disparities within and across these groups are difficult to appreciate. In large part due to low prevalence, male breast cancer remains understudied, and treatment algorithms are primarily extrapolated from research conducted in female patients.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Health disparities; Health equity.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Asian
  • Black or African American
  • Breast Neoplasms* / epidemiology
  • Breast Neoplasms* / ethnology
  • Breast Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Healthcare Disparities* / ethnology
  • Healthcare Disparities* / statistics & numerical data
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  • Pacific Island People
  • Race Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • United States / epidemiology