Insurance and socioeconomic status do not explain racial disparities in breast cancer care
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 03:20
in Health & Medicine
Racial disparities in the receipt of breast cancer care persist despite accounting for patients' insurance and social and economic status. That is the conclusion of a study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The findings suggest that greater efforts are needed to better understand disparities in breast cancer care and to ensure that all affected women receive equal and effective treatments.