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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(16):1254; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.16.1254
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 16, 1254, August 21, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Re: Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Breast Cancer Treatment and Survival

Naa Oyo A. Kwate

Correspondence to: Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Ph.D., Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Program for Cancer Prevention and Control, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave Levy Place, Box 1130, New York, NY 10029 (e-mail: naa_oyo.kwate@mssm.edu).

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A recent report in the Journal (1) attempted to "disentangle the influence of race and socioeconomic status on breast cancer stage, treatment, and survival." The complex constellation of racial and socioeconomic factors in chronic illness is not easily deconstructed, and I would argue that this study has not fully realized this goal.

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