Association between major discrimination and deficit accumulation in African American cancer survivors: The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors Study.
Jeanne S MandelblattJulie J RuterbuschHayley S ThompsonXingtao ZhouTraci N BetheaLucile L Adams-CampbellKristen S PurringtonAnn G SchwartzPublished in: Cancer (2023)
African American cancer survivors have high deficit accumulated index scores, and experiences of major discrimination were positively associated with these deficits. Future studies are needed to understand the intersectionality between aging, discrimination, and cancer survivorship among diverse populations.