Stage at diagnosis in breast cancer: Race and socioeconomic factors

Stage at diagnosis in breast cancer: Race and socioeconomic factors

Data from 3 US metropolitan areas suggest that both Black and White cancer patients living in census tracts with lower median education/income values are diagnosed in later disease stages than are patients in tracts with higher median education/income values. Within education and income strata, Blac...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of public health (1971) 1992-10, Vol.82 (Oct 92), p.1383-1385
Hauptverfasser: Wells, B L, Horm, J W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Breast cancer
Diagnosis
Factors
Racial differences
Socioeconomic status
Stage
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Zusammenfassung:Data from 3 US metropolitan areas suggest that both Black and White cancer patients living in census tracts with lower median education/income values are diagnosed in later disease stages than are patients in tracts with higher median education/income values. Within education and income strata, Black women had a less favorable stage of disease at diagnosis. The exception was in upper education/income levels. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0090-0036