Racial differences in impact of geography on breast cancer treatment delay.
Reeder-Hayes K, Baggett C, Jackson B, Kuo T, Gaddy J, Bell E, Green L, Wheeler S. Racial differences in impact of geography on breast cancer treatment delay. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 81-81. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea Health Education CenterBlack patientsRacial disparitiesBreast cancer treatment delaysLocal health system characteristicsBlack breast cancer patientsLikelihood of treatment delaysBlack womenTreatment delayNon-Black patientsStage I-III breast cancerRisk ratioHealth system factorsPoor quality careCancer registry dataI-III breast cancerPopulation health resourcesHealth Education CenterPatients receive careBlack patients receive careRisk of treatment delayPatient-level factorsModified Poisson regressionCancer treatment delaySignificant racial disparities