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## Purpose: To evaluate the treatment patterns of women aged 55 years or older with newly diagnosed breast cancer and to examine the association between age and ethnicity/race on treatment selection. ## Methods: A cross-sectional survey between january 1 and june 30, 2001 of 401 women was performed of hispanic, black and non-hispanic white women in los angeles county, aged 55 years or older with newly diagnosed breast cancer. regression analysis examined the association between: (a) age and treatment selection and (b) ethnicity/race and treatment selection, adjusting for the effect of possible confounders. ## Results: In this study of urban breast cancer patients (64.1% response rate), blacks were less likely to receive hormone (or=0.36) or chemotherapy therapy (or=0.50) while older patients were less likely to receive lymph node dissection after lumpectomy (or=0.48) and chemotherapy (or=0.22). ## Conclusion: Although there are racial and age disparities in breast cancer treatment, other factors such as education, income status, insurance plan, functional status, and comorbidity also play an important role.

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Author

Arash Naeim; Arti Hurria; Barbara Leake; Rose C. Maly

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1040-8428)

Published

2006

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)