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Racial disparity in breast cancer outcome linked to aggressive tumors
10-23-2006 · EurekAlert!Malignancies of the breast can be more aggressive and associated with poorer outcome in African-Americans than other races, according to a new study. The study reviewed patient data from two different clinical trial protocols -- to control for healthcare access biases -- and found that African-Americans have tumors with poorer prognostic cellular characteristics and more aggressive clinical presentations, pointing to the possibility that racially influenced tumor biology may contribute to observed racial disparities in breast cancer outcome.
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