Examining potential gaps in supportive medication use for US and foreign-born Hispanic women with breast cancer.

Laura C PinheiroDevon K CheckDonald RosensteinKatherine E Reeder-HayesStacie Dusetzina

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)

This work highlights potential disparities in the pharmacologic treatment of psychosocial needs of foreign-born breast cancer patients. Future studies should explore if differences observed here are reflective of health disparities or differential patient preferences.

Keyphrases

mental health
gestational age
human health
healthcare
low birth weight
public health
case report
risk assessment
health information
combination therapy
case control
preterm birth