Publications by authors named "Brenda Copley"
Background: As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread, it remains unclear how vulnerable populations with preexisting health conditions like cancer have been affected.
Methods: Between July and September of 2020, the authors conducted a cross-sectional study that surveyed 2661 patients with breast cancer who were registered in the Chicago Multiethnic Epidemiologic Breast Cancer Cohort and received 1300 responses (71.5% White patients and 22.
Racial disparities in survival outcomes among breast cancer patients by molecular subtypes.
Breast Cancer Res Treat
February 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the breast cancer mortality gap between White and Black patients, emphasizing the impact of tumor biology, genomic factors, and healthcare disparities.
- Researchers analyzed a cohort of 2795 breast cancer patients to assess five survival outcomes, using controlled models to compare Black and White patients.
- Findings indicate that Black patients generally have worse survival outcomes in all categories studied, with the most significant disparities observed in the HR-/HER2+ and HR+/HER2- breast cancer subtypes.