Study confirms disparities in triple-negative breast cancer diagnoses

(Georgia State University) Previous US studies have found racial disparities in triple-negative breast cancer diagnoses, but few have looked beyond the scope of one state. To conduct a larger study, researchers in the Georgia State University School of Public Health analyzed all breast cancer cases diagnosed during 2010-14 from the United States Cancer Statistics database, a surveillance system of cancer registries with data representing 99 percent of the US population.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news