About The Study: This cross-sectional study highlights racial and ethnic disparities in treatment declination and overall survival, suggesting the need for equity-focused interventions, such as patient education on treatment benefits and improved patient-clinician communication and shared decision-making, to reduce disparities and improve patient survival.
About The Study: This cross-sectional study highlights racial and ethnic disparities in treatment declination and overall survival, suggesting the need for equity-focused interventions, such as patient education on treatment benefits and improved patient-clinician communication and shared decision-making, to reduce disparities and improve patient survival.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Dezheng Huo, M.D., Ph.D., email dhuo@bsd.uchicago.edu.
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Nathaniel Bowman. "Declination of treatment, racial and ethnic disparity, and overall survival in patients with breast cancer." Scienmag. May 9, 2024. https://scienmag.com/declination-of-treatment-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-and-overall-survival-in-patients-with-breast-cancer/
