Mitigating disparities in breast cancer treatment at an academic safety-net hospital.
Brendin R Beaulieu-JonesGrant ShewmakerAnn FeffermanKelly KenzikTina ZhangF Thurston DrakeTeviah E SachsAriel E HirschAndrea MerrillNaomi Y KoMichael R CassidyPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2023)
Among patients diagnosed and treated at an academic safety-net hospital, there were no differences in the stage at presentation or receipt of guideline-concordant treatment by race, ethnicity, insurance or language. Overall survival did not vary by race, insurance or language. Additional research is needed to assess how hospitals and healthcare systems mitigate breast cancer disparities.