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Disparities in Use and Access to Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Among African American Women: A Targeted Review of the Literature.
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- Disparities in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Among American Indian and Alaska Native Women: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- First Impressions: How Surgeon Gender and Race in Social Media Profile Pictures Affect Patient Perception in Plastic Surgery.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Barriers to Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction: A Comprehensive Retrospective Study.Cancers · 2025Article
- African Americans have worse in-hospital outcomes in autologous and implant-based breast reconstruction: a population-based study from the National Inpatient Sample from 2015 to 2020.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Are There Disparities in Breast Reconstruction After Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy?The Journal of surgical research · 2024Article
- Gynecologic Care of Black Breast Cancer Survivors.Current breast cancer reports · 2024Article
- Disparities in Breast Cancer Care-How Factors Related to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Drive Inequity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Examining Race and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy with Reconstruction.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Racial Disparities in Breast Reconstruction at a Comprehensive Cancer Center.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Article
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- Current Trends in Breast Reconstruction following Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
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- Empowered Choices: African-American Women's Breast Reconstruction Decisions.American journal of health behavior · 2021Article
- Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction: reducing the disparity through educational outreach to the underserved.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
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Abstract
Postmastectomy breast reconstruction is a therapy that has been shown to have positive psychological effects on its recipients. There is evidence that racial disparities in its use exist, particularly among African American (AA) women. The purpose of this targeted review of the literature was to examine the use of postmastectomy breast reconstruction among AA women and to explore factors that contribute to such disparities. Published literature that evaluated rates of breast reconstruction in AA women, as well as barriers to reconstruction in this population, was reviewed. All of the reviewed data consisted of retrospective studies. There are conflicting data in the literature regarding disparities in the rates of postmastectomy breast reconstruction among AA women. However, a majority of studies found that AA women were less likely (odds ratios: 0.36-0.71) to receive postmastectomy breast reconstruction compared to white women. System-associated factors, physician-associated factors, and patient-associated factors interact in a complex manner that contributes to the reported disparities. Although there are trends suggesting racial disparities in the rates of postmastectomy breast reconstruction exist, the published data are retrospective and are inherently limited. The pursuit of breast reconstruction is highly individual and involves multiple factors that interact in a complex manner. To this end, prospective studies encompassing sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, and patient preferences are necessary to determine what interventions by physicians can have the greatest impact in ensuring equal access to this therapy when it is desired.
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