UNASSIGNED: 1577 Background: @entity0 Care among Arab American @entity1 (ArA) in the U.S. is not well documented. Dearborn, Michigan (a suburb west of Detroit) is home to a large and diverse population of Arabic ancestry. Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center (OHMC) is located in Dearborn. METHODS: We analyzed @entity0 cases among ArA at OHMC between 2000 and 2009 and compared with European American @entity1 (EA). ArA were identified by utilizing a validated name algorithm (Schwartz 2004). Data were obtained from the Detroit SEER registry and OHMC data bases. RESULTS: @entity0 was diagnosed in 121 ArA and 2464 EA. Forty nine ArA (40%) and 516 (20%) EA were age <50 at diagnosis (p value <.0001). In contrast 16% ArA (40%) and 36% EA were age >70 at diagnosis (p value <.0001). @entity2735 was found in 14% of ArA and 24% of EA (p value <.0001). Regional or metastatic disease at diagnosis was present in 51 ArA (42%) and 722 (29%) EA (p value <.0001). Stage difference between the groups was most noticeable under the age of 50. There was not statistical significant difference in the rate of Mastectomy between ArA 51 (42%) and EA 916 (37%) (P value 0.3442). The administration of radiation and hormonal therapy was similar between the 2 groups and among younger and older @entity1 ; however 65% of ArA age <50 vs. 46% of EA age <50 received chemotherapy. At the time of this analysis 87% of ArA and 82% of EA were alive. No ArA were enrolled into Clinical Trials and only 4 underwent genetic/familial high risk assessment. CONCLUSIONS: At OHMC, ArA were diagnosed with @entity0 at a younger age and with more advanced stage than EA but their survival was comparable. Mastectomy rates for the 2 groups were similar. Chemotherapy was given more frequently to younger ArA. Cultural differences did not seem to influence treatment; however ArA did not enroll in Clinical Trials and were unlikely to be evaluated for @entity4310 .

Observations on cancer of the breast among Arab-American XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['Breast Cancer'] @entity2735 :: ('MESH:D002278', 'Disease') :: ['Carcinoma in Situ'] @entity4310 :: ('MESH:D009386', 'Disease') :: ['hereditary cancer syndromes']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['women']
