Disparities in Breast Cancer: A Biology, Health Services and Solutions Story (RN and Allied Health Lecture)

Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MBA, MSc

Assistant Professor
UNC Breast Center
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Health Policy and Management
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Cancer Prevention and Control
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lecture Description

This lecture will explore the impact of racial disparities on breast cancer treatment outcomes, especially the disproportionate financial burden on black patients.

Lecture Objectives:

• Describe the epidemiology of racial disparities in breast cancer and identity the most affected subtypes
• Discuss how tumor biology impacts racial differences in breast cancer
• Identify evidence for disparities in treatment access and cost as factor in racial outcome differences