Abstract A84: Perceived Social Support Moderates the Associations between Race-Based Medical Suspicion and Perceptions of Cancer Treatment

Conclusions: Social support is associated with distinct cancer treatment perceptions for Black cancer patients as a function of patients' suspicion, which may be explained by entrenchment in a social network that reinforces negative personal biases.Citation Format: Sarah C. E. Stanton, Louis A. Penner, Susan Eggly, Felicity W. K. Harper, Lauren M. Hamel, Tanina Foster, Michael S. Simon, Ellen Barton, Robert A. Chapman, Terrance L. Albrecht. Perceived Social Support Moderates the Associations between Race-Based Medical Suspicion and Perceptions of Cancer Treatment. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A84.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stanton, S. C. E., Penner, L. A., Eggly, S., Harper, F. W. K., Hamel, L. M., Foster, T., Simon, M. S., Barton, E., Chapman, R. A., Albrecht, T. L. Tags: Recruitment/Retention/Adherence Research: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research