Characterizing “collateral damage” in men and women with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in New York City

Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Caroline Zeng, Anjile An, Shakirah N. Ssebyala, Taylor Stein, Gina Lombardo, Desiree Walker, Anne Marie Mercurio, Lauren Elreda, Evelyn Taiwo, Dawn L. Hershman, Laura C. Pinheiro

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Purpose: Patients from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds may be particularly vulnerable to experiencing undue social and financial burdens (“collateral damage”) from a metastatic breast cancer (mBC) diagnosis; however, these challenges have not been well explored in diverse populations. Methods: From May 2022 to May 2023, English- or Spanish-speaking adults with mBC treated at four New York-Presbyterian (NYP) sites were invited to complete a survey that assessed collateral damage, social determinants of health, physical and psychosocial well-being, and patient-provider communication. Fisher’s exact and the Kruskal–Wallis rank-sum tests assessed differences by race and ethnicity. Results: Of 87 respondents, 14% identified as Hispanic, 28% non-Hispanic Black (NHB), 41% non-Hispanic White (NHW), 7% Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI), and 10% other/multiracial. While 100% of Hispanic, NHW, and AAPI participants reported stable housing, 29% of NHB participants were worried about losing housing (p = 0.002). Forty-two percent of Hispanic and 46% of NHB participants (vs. 8%, NHW and 0%, AAPI, p = 0.005) were food insecure; 18% of Hispanic and 17% of NHB adults indicated lack of reliable transportation in the last year (vs. 0%, NHW/AAPI, p = 0.033). Participants were generally satisfied with the quality of communication that they had with their healthcare providers and overall physical and mental well-being were modestly poorer relative to healthy population norms. Conclusions: In our study, NHB and Hispanic mBC patients reported higher levels of financial concern and were more likely to experience food and transportation insecurity compared to NHW patients. Systematically connecting patients with resources to address unmet needs should be prioritized to identify feasible approaches to support economically vulnerable patients following an mBC diagnosis.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)129-141
Número de páginas13
PublicaciónBreast Cancer Research and Treatment
Volumen207
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublished - ago. 2024

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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