Age and Stage at Breast Cancer Diagnosis Don’t Account for Racial Disparities in Distant Metastases
Black patients were more likely than White patients to have distant metastases.
Black patients were more likely than White patients to have distant metastases.
Black cancer patients were 44% less likely than White patients to enroll in a portal that provides access to electronic health records.
Black patients were less likely to have EGFR and BRAF mutations as well as ALK alterations.
Patients living in states with lower eligibility limits had worse survival rates, regardless of cancer stage at diagnosis.
Compared with absolute PSA, PSA velocity associated more with increased likelihood of progression among men on active surveillance for prostate cancer.
Screening intensity was predictive of disease stage and mortality risk.
GPS can predict adverse outcomes in men with prostate cancer and may be used to select patients for active surveillance rather than active treatment.
A review of retrospective data sought to better understand the relationship between obesity and survival in renal cell carcinoma.
The median disparity score was 0.19, with a score of 1 indicating no disparity between clinical trial enrollment and burden of disease.
Black men were less likely to receive androgen deprivation therapy and had lower use of secondary treatment with radiotherapy.