Racial discrimination among women seeking breast cancer care

Lauren J. Oshry; Ruth I. Lederman; Haley Gagnon; Tsion Fikre; Daniel A. Gundersen; Anna C. Revette; Ashley Odai-Afotey; Olga Kantor; Dawn L. Hershman; Katherine D. Crew; Nancy L. Keating; Rachel A. Freedman; Naomi Y. Ko

doi:10.1038/s41523-025-00717-y

Racial discrimination among women seeking breast cancer care

Lauren J. Oshry, Ruth I. Lederman, Haley Gagnon, Tsion Fikre, Daniel A. Gundersen, Anna C. Revette, Ashley Odai-Afotey, Olga Kantor, Dawn L. Hershman, Katherine D. Crew, Nancy L. Keating, Rachel A. Freedman, Naomi Y. Ko

Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

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Discrimination can contribute to worse health outcomes, but its prevalence in breast cancer is not well studied. We aimed to understand how women with stage I-III breast cancer faced discrimination in health care and everyday settings through the Everyday Discrimination Scale, cross-sectional survey. 296 women, 178 (60%) Non-Hispanic White (NHW), 76 (26%) Non-Hispanic Black (NHB), and 42 (14%) Hispanic participated. NHB women reported significantly more discrimination in everyday life compared to NHW women (score 20.1 vs 16.1, p < 0.001) and Hispanic women (score 20.1 vs 16.0, p < 0.001). In the health care setting, NHB had statistically more frequent reports of being ignored (23.7% vs. 5.6%), treated with less respect (21.1% vs. 7.3%), and treated with less courtesy (18.7% vs. 6.2%; all P = < 0.001) when compared to NHW women. NHB women experience a higher degree of discrimination both inside and outside of health care. Further research to understand discrimination on breast cancer outcomes is warranted.

Langue d'origine	English
Numéro d'article	4
Journal	npj Breast Cancer
Volume	11
Numéro de publication	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-025-00717-y
Statut de publication	Published - déc. 2025

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Oncology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pharmacology (medical)

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Oshry, L. J., Lederman, R. I., Gagnon, H., Fikre, T., Gundersen, D. A., Revette, A. C., Odai-Afotey, A., Kantor, O., Hershman, D. L., Crew, K. D., Keating, N. L., Freedman, R. A., & Ko, N. Y. (2025). Racial discrimination among women seeking breast cancer care. npj Breast Cancer, 11(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-025-00717-y

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