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The study investigated prognosis in breast cancer as a function of race. Methods include conducting survival analyses for a sample of 172 patients with infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast. Findings revealed that white women had longer overall survival rates than did black women; further, white women also had longer disease-free survival rates than black women. It was also observed that whiles had a higher incidence of hormone receptor-positive tumors, especially progesterone receptor tumors; however, survival rates did not differ when based on hormonal receptor differences.
Fox, S.A. & Roetzheim, R.G. (1994). Screening mammography and older Hispanic women. current status and issues. Cancer, 74(7, Suppl.), 2028-2033.
Los Angeles data on the cancer screening behavior of older minority women (especially older Hispanic women) were compared to national data. Analyses indicated that Hispanic screening rates were comparable to whites and blacks. However, Hispanics had more concern about cancer screening than ei
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