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Race and Breast Cancer Reconstruction: Is There a Health Care Disparity? | Synapse
August 1, 2016
Race and Breast Cancer Reconstruction: Is There a Health Care Disparity?
KS
Ketan Sharma
Meridian Plastic Surgeons
DG
David Grant
Northwestern University
RP
Rajiv P. Parikh
Georgetown University
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Key Points
The main aim is to examine whether disparities exist in breast cancer reconstruction outcomes among different racial groups.
Analysis of demographic data related to breast cancer reconstruction rates across racial groups;
Comparison of surgical outcomes associated with breast cancer reconstruction;
Review of healthcare access and treatment options available to different racial demographics.
Significant variations in reconstruction rates are observed among different racial groups;
Healthcare access disparities are linked to differences in reconstruction outcomes;
Racial demographics influence decisions and opportunities for breast cancer reconstruction.
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Sharma et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc3021d74bf23813c0f9f8
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000002344