Perceived discrimination, trust in physicians, and prolonged symptom duration before ovarian cancer diagnosis in the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study.
Megan A MullinsLauren C PeresAnthony J AlbergElisa V BanderaJill S Barnholtz-SloanMelissa L BondyEllen FunkhouserPatricia G MoormanEdward S PetersPaul D TerryAnn G SchwartzAndrew B LawsonJoellen M SchildkrautMichele L CotePublished in: Cancer (2019)
Perceived everyday discrimination was associated with prolonged symptom duration, whereas more commonly evaluated determinants of access to care and trust in physicians were not. These results suggest that more research on the effects of interpersonal barriers affecting ovarian cancer care is warranted.