The impact of socioeconomic status and social determinants of health on disparities in breast cancer incidence, treatment, and outcomes Review
| Authors: | Williams, A. D.; Moo, T. A. |
| Review Title: | The impact of socioeconomic status and social determinants of health on disparities in breast cancer incidence, treatment, and outcomes |
| Abstract: | Purpose of Review: Differences in socioeconomic status (SES) and social determinants of health (SDH) account for many of the disparities seen among patients diagnosed with breast cancer. This review outlines how low SES/SDH factors impact patients along the continuum of breast cancer care from screening to survivorship. Recent Findings: Factors such as place of residence, race, income, insurance status, and social networks all strongly correlate with the degree to which patients have access to and utilize breast cancer screening, their composite treatment once diagnosed, the financial impact of treatment, and ultimately, their disease and survival outcomes. The increased complexity of community and social networks creates difficulty in understanding the interplay of SES/SDH factors and breast cancer outcomes and has provided challenges in targeted interventions to reduce disparities. Summary: Recent research has underscored that non-biologic SES/SDH factors have important and sizable impacts on breast cancer care. Targeted efforts to address these disparities must respond to a dynamic and complex interplay between biologic and SES/SDH factors. Providing high-quality, guideline-concordant, multidisciplinary care to all patients regardless of social factors remains the most important strategy across all healthcare settings. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. |
| Keywords: | review; cancer recurrence; cancer staging; cancer incidence; breast cancer; mastectomy; cancer screening; breast reconstruction; cancer mortality; social status; health insurance; social support; adjuvant radiotherapy; race difference; health care access; income; health care disparity; breast-conserving surgery; socioeconomic status; cancer prognosis; residence characteristics; social network; human; social determinants of health; financial stress |
| Journal Title: | Current Breast Cancer Reports |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 1943-4588 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2023-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 30 |
| End Page: | 36 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12609-023-00473-7 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Review -- MSK corresponding author is Tracy-Ann Moo -- Export Date: 1 May 2023 -- Source: Scopus |
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