© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 7, 467,
April 3, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Press Release
Low Socioeconomic Status May Influence Quality of Breast Cancer Treatment
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A new study suggests that low socioeconomic status may be associated with a later stage of breast cancer at diagnosis, less adequate treatment, and a worse prognosis. Race does not appear to be associated with breast cancer outcome, conclude Cathy J. Bradley, Ph.D., of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., and her