Patients with early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who live in low-income neighborhoods are likelier to have more aggressive tumors and significantly lower overall survival (OS) than those in higher-income neighborhoods, according to research led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study, «Association of neighborhood-level household income with 21-gene recurrence score and survival among patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer,» appears today in JAMA Network Open.
Low income linked to high recurrence risk, poorer survival in women with ER-positive breast cancer
Patients with early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who live in low-income neighborhoods are likelier to have more aggressive tumors and significantly lower overall survival (OS) than those in higher-income neighborhoods, according to research led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study, "Association of neighborhood-level household income with 21-gene recurrence score and survival among patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer," appears today in JAMA Network Open.