Examining inequities associated with incarceration among breast cancer patients.
Yoshiko IwaiAlice Yunzi L YuSamantha M ThomasTyler JonesKelly E WestbrookAndrea K KnittelOluwadamilola M FayanjuPublished in: Cancer medicine (2024)
Patients who are incarcerated experienced significant delays in breast cancer care. While no differences in mortality were appreciated, these findings are concerning, as they indicate poorer care coordination for patients who are incarcerated. Further research is necessary to understand the full scope of these disparities and elucidate factors that contribute to them.