Structural Racism and Treatment Delay Among Black and White Patients With Breast Cancer.
Katherine E Reeder-HayesBradford E JacksonTzy-Mey KuoChristopher D BaggettJuan YanguelaMatthew R LeblancMya L RobersonStephanie B WheelerPublished in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2024)
Area-level SR measured by a composite index is associated with higher odds of BC treatment delays among Black, but not White patients. Increasing county-level SR is associated with increasing Black-White disparities in treatment delay. Further research is needed to refine the measurement of SR and to examine its association with other cancer care disparities.