Shorter Radiation Regimens and Treatment Noncompletion Among Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer in the United States: An Analysis of Racial Disparities in Access and Quality.
Edward Christopher DeeNeil K TaunkFumiko L ChinoCurtiland DevilleShearwood McClelland IiiVinayak MuralidharSean Matthew McBrideErin F GillespieKosj YamoahPaul L NguyenBrandon A MahalKaren M WinkfieldNeha VapiwalaPatricia Mae G SantosPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2022)
Black patients were consistently less likely to receive hypofractionated radiation for PC or BC, despite evidence suggesting that shorter regimens may lower rates of treatment noncompletion with similar oncologic outcomes.