The lower the stage the higher survival. There have been a number of studies looking at the disparity in survival rates between African-American women, and Caucasian women. As was stated previously, African-American women tend to present at a more advanced stage of disease . In studies that control for stage and that compare equivalent stages among both races, there was still found to be a slight survival disadvantage for African- women. This may mean that the tumors are more biologically aggressive or there may be some other variables, perhaps genetic, that need further investigation.
Socioeconomic factors appear to affect the stage at diagnosis.
Her residency training in general surgery was at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, we she now serves as the Director of the Breast Care Center at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center. Medical information on this site is for educational purposes only. Research has shown that at the time of diagnosis many African-American women are at an advanced stage of breast cancer. The best chance we have at affecting survival is to find it at an earlier stage.