Study finds racial disparities in radiation therapy rates for breast cancer
Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 13:14
in Health & Medicine
Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre...
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