Diversity in the US Academic Microsurgery Pathway.

Although the representation of women and ethnic minority students in the US medical schools has recently increased, discrepancies in representation among plastic surgery residents and faculty continue. The state of sex and ethnic diversity in academic microsurgery remains minimally investigated. We aimed to evaluate the sex, race, and ethnicity demographics among academic microsurgeons and identify underrepresentation along the leadership pathway.

Neutrophil Biomarkers Can Predict Cardiotoxicity of Anthracyclines in Breast Cancer.

Doxorubicin (DOX), a commonly used anticancer agent, causes cardiotoxicity that begins with the first dose and may progress to heart failure years after treatment. An inflammatory response associated with neutrophil recruitment has been recognized as a mechanism of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. This study aimed to validate mRNA expression of the previously identified biomarkers of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity, PGLYRP1, CAMP, MMP9, and CEACAM8, and to assay their protein expression in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients.

Racial Disparity in Adherence to Endocrine Therapy among Women with Early-Stage Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Arkansas All-Payers Claims Database.

Introduction/background: To assess racial/ethnic disparities in endocrine therapy (ET) adherence among women with breast cancer.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study of Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) linked to Arkansas Cancer Registry (ACR). Women with stages 0-3 HR+ breast cancer diagnosed in 2013-2017 were followed from cancer diagnosis for a year to determine ET initiation.