High triple-negative breast cancer prevalence and aggressive prognostic factors in Barbadian women with breast cancer.
Shawn M HerculesJevon C HerculesAmna AnsariStephanie A J DateDesiree H A SkeeteSuzanne P Smith ConnellGregory R PondJuliet M DanielPublished in: Cancer (2020)
The BCa incidence was higher in younger Barbadian women than NHWs and NHBs, and the TNBC prevalence was ~2.5 times higher than the prevalence in NHWs. This hints at a possible genetic predisposition and other socioeconomic factors that could explain the high TNBC prevalence and aggressive clinical course in WAA globally.