ASCO, Author Interviews, Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Race/Ethnic Diversity / 09.06.2022
African American Women Face Increased Odds of Dying from Metastatic Breast Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
[caption id="attachment_59217" align="alignleft" width="92"] Dr. Singhal[/caption]
Sachi Singhal, MD
Department of Medicine
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: This study focuses on analysing the National Inpatient Sample for patients with breast cancer, their breakdown by race, gender and US regions, and their mortality per sub-group.
The main findings are that African Americans, especially AA women are at significantly increased odds of dying from metastatic breast cancer in the United States.
Dr. Singhal[/caption]
Sachi Singhal, MD
Department of Medicine
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: This study focuses on analysing the National Inpatient Sample for patients with breast cancer, their breakdown by race, gender and US regions, and their mortality per sub-group.
The main findings are that African Americans, especially AA women are at significantly increased odds of dying from metastatic breast cancer in the United States.