Neighborhood and racial influences on triple negative breast cancer: evidence from Northeast Ohio.
Kirsten Y EomKristen A BergNatalie E JosephKristen RunnerYasir TarabichiAmer KhiyamiAdam T PerzynskiKhalid Sossey-AlaouiPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2023)
Our findings suggest that both neighborhood socioeconomic position and race are strongly associated with TNBC vs. other BC subtypes. The burden of TNBC appears to be highest among Black women in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Our study suggests a complex interplay of social conditions and biological disease characteristics contributing to racial disparities in BC outcomes.