Publications by authors named "Janice Yao"
Background: Although rates of survival for women with breast cancer have improved, the survival disparity between African American and white women in the United States has increased.
Purpose: To determine whether this survival disparity persists in an insured population with access to medical care.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we extracted data from the tumor registries of six nonprofit, integrated health care delivery systems affiliated with the Cancer Research Network and assessed the survival of African American (n = 2276) and white (n = 18 879) female enrollees who were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer from January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1998.