Health Care Segregation, Physician Recommendation, and Racial Disparities in BRCA1/2 Testing Among Women With Breast Cancer [Breast Cancer]

Conclusion
Although black and white patients with breast cancer tend to see different surgeons and oncologists, this distribution does not contribute to disparities in BRCA1/2 testing. Instead, residual racial differences in testing after accounting for patient and physician characteristics are largely attributable to differences in physician recommendations. Efforts to address these disparities should focus on ensuring equity in testing recommendations.

Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - July 19, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: McCarthy, Bristol, Domchek, Groeneveld, Kim, Motanya, Shea, Armstrong Tags: Diagnosis & Staging Breast Cancer Source Type: research