Breast Cancer Study Finds Racial Disparity
By Amber Stearns - amber@wibc.com | @WIBC_AStearns
1/21/2013
A recent study from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas says there is a disparity in breast cancer care between Caucasian women and African-American women.
Breast Surgical Oncologist Dr. Robert Goulet with Community Physicians Network in Indianapolis says the study centers around women who have a new procedure known as the axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy as opposed to the older method of axillary lymph node dissection.
According to the study, more Caucasian women receive the biopsy treatment compared to African American women. The older method causes more discomfort and can lead to more complications after surgery.
Dr. Goulet says the study shows that racial disparity in medical care still exists in our society, but he cannot speculate as to why.
Dr. Goulet says there are other disparities among the races when it comes to breast cancer.
The mortality rate for African-American women remains at levels that were seen in Caucasian women 40 years ago, while those numbers for Caucasian women have dropped some 20-percent.
He says African-American women are also more prone to a more aggressive form of breast cancer than white women.
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