Study finds race affects African-American survival of breast cancer
African-American women with breast cancer were more likely to have larger, later-stage tumors that were more difficult to treat and also had lower survival rates than Hispanic and Caucasian women who received the same treatment in two independent series of clinical trials examined by researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
"These findings should prompt additional research on how we can improve outcomes for African-American patients by understanding and addressing tumor biology," said ACR member Wendy Woodward, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiation oncology at M. D. Anderson and the study’s lead author, in an October 23 press release. "It's important to identify unique features in different populations and subgroups of all women with breast cancer so we can understand a woman's risk and factors that affect her care on an individual level."
The study was published in the October 23 online edition of Cancer.
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