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Racial discrimination among women seeking breast cancer care

Authors :
Lauren J. Oshry
Ruth I. Lederman
Haley Gagnon
Tsion Fikre
Daniel A. Gundersen
Anna C. Revette
Ashley Odai-Afotey
Olga Kantor
Dawn L. Hershman
Katherine D. Crew
Nancy L. Keating
Rachel A. Freedman
Naomi Y. Ko
Source :
npj Breast Cancer, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2025)
Publication Year :
2025
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2025.

Abstract

Abstract Discrimination can contribute to worse health outcomes, but its prevalence in breast cancer is not well studied. We aimed to understand how women with stage I-III breast cancer faced discrimination in health care and everyday settings through the Everyday Discrimination Scale, cross-sectional survey. 296 women, 178 (60%) Non-Hispanic White (NHW), 76 (26%) Non-Hispanic Black (NHB), and 42 (14%) Hispanic participated. NHB women reported significantly more discrimination in everyday life compared to NHW women (score 20.1 vs 16.1, p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23744677
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
npj Breast Cancer
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.79c9433563e940b7acf45e4197342615
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-025-00717-y