Racial Disparities and Strategies for Improving Equity in Diagnostic Follow-Up for Abnormal Screening Mammograms.
JCO Oncol Pract
; 20(10): 1367-1375, 2024 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Black and White women undergo screening mammography at similar rates, but racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes persist. To assess potential contributors, we investigated delays in follow-up after abnormal imaging by race/ethnicity.METHODS:
Women who underwent screening mammography at our urban academic center from January 2015 to February 2018 and received a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System 0 assessment were included. Kaplan-Meier estimates described distributions of time between diagnostic events from (1) screening to diagnostic imaging and (2) diagnostic imaging to biopsy. Multivariable logistic regression models estimated the associations between race/ethnicity and receipt of follow-up within 15 and 30 days.RESULTS:
Two thousand five hundred and fifty-four women were included (48.6% non-Hispanic [NH] Black, 38.2% NH White, 13.1% other/unknown). Median time between screening and diagnostic imaging varied by race/ethnicity (White 7 days [IQR, 2-14]; Black 12 days [IQR, 7-23]; other/unknown 9 days [IQR, 5-21]). There were similar disparities in days between diagnostic imaging and biopsy (White 12 [IQR, 7-24]; Black 21 [IQR, 13-37]; other/unknown 16 [IQR, 9-30]) and between screening and biopsy (White 20 [IQR, 11-41]; Black 35 [IQR, 22-63]; other/unknown 27.5 [IQR, 17-42]). After adjustment, odds of diagnostic imaging follow-up within 15 days of screening were lower for Black versus White women (odds ratio, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.44 to 0.80]; P < .001).CONCLUSION:
In this diverse cohort, disparities in timely diagnostic follow-up after abnormal breast screening were observed, with Black women waiting 1.75 times as long as White women to obtain a tissue diagnosis. National guidelines for time to diagnostic follow-up may facilitate more timely breast cancer care and potentially affect outcomes.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Mamografia
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Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
JCO Oncol Pract
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article