Population simulation modeling of disparities in US breast cancer mortality.
Jeanne S MandelblattClyde B SchechterNatasha K StoutHui HuangSarah SteinChristina Hunter ChapmanAmy Trentham-DietzJinani JayasekeraRonald E GangnonJohn M HamptonLinn AbrahamEllen S O'MearaVanessa B SheppardSandra J LeePublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs (2023)
Our model results suggest that changes in policies that target improvements in treatment access could increase breast cancer equity. The findings also highlight that efforts must extend beyond policies targeting equity in treatment initiation to include high-quality treatment completion. This research will facilitate future modeling to test the effects of different specific policy changes on mortality disparities.