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Impact of Structural Racism and Social Determinants of Health on Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality
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The striking ethnic and racial disparities in breast cancer mortality are not explained fully by pathologic or clinical features. Structural racism contributes to adverse conditions that promote cancer inequities, but the pathways by which this occurs are not fully understood. Social determinants of health, such as economic status and access to care, account for a portion of this variability, yet interventions designed to mitigate these barriers have not consistently led to improved outcomes. Based on the current evidence from multiple disciplines, we describe a conceptual model in which structural racism and racial discrimination contribute to increased mortality risk in diverse groups of patients by promoting adverse social determinants of health that elevate exposure to environmental hazards and stress; these exposures in turn contribute to epigenetic and immune dysregulation, thereby altering breast cancer outcomes. Based on this model, opportunities and challenges arise for interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer mortality.
Keywords:
AMBIENT AIR-POLLUTION
STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS
BODY-MASS INDEX
SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS
DNA METHYLATION
AMERICAN WOMEN
PROMOTER HYPERMETHYLATION
ETHNIC DISPARITIES
HORMONE-RECEPTOR
ALLOSTATIC LOAD
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