Linking Structural Racism and Discrimination and Breast Cancer Outcomes: A Social Genomics Approach
Ruth C. Carlos, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, Steven W. Cole, Bradley J. Zebrack, Etta D. Pisano, Melissa A. Troester, Lava Timsina, Lynne I. Wagner, Jon A. Steingrimsson, Ilana Gareen, Christoph I. Lee, Alyce S. Adams, Consuelo H. Wilkins
Abstract
Despite breast cancer screening rates that exceed those of White women, 26 Black women are diagnosed with more advanced stages of breast cancer. More worrisome, Black women endure higher rates of falsepositive screening results, an unfavorable outcome implicated in an increased risk of breast cancer. Additionally, elevated anxiety, stress, financial burden,
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Breast cancerMedicineRacismBlack womenBreast cancer screeningWhite (mutation)GenomicsCancerLifetime riskGerontologyGenetic testingGynecologyFamily medicineRace (biology)OncologyHealth equityBreast tissueEpidemiologyMEDLINEInternal medicineBreast diseaseMedical screeningGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningBRCA gene mutations in cancerSex and Gender in Healthcare