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ArticleCancer immunology research2023

Ethnicity, Immunity, and Outcomes: Biology versus Socioeconomic Status.

Alice R T Bergin, Roberto Salgado, Sherene Loi

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Article in Cancer immunology research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alice R T BerginDivision of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2150-879X
Roberto SalgadoDivision of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1110-3801
Sherene LoiDivision of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6137-9171

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Substantial advances in our understanding of breast cancer disease biology have led to marked improvements in cancer outcomes over the past two decades. These advances have largely focused on women from developed, high-income countries and as a result, significant disparities exist. In this issue, Bauer and colleagues provide new insight into the breast cancer immune microenvironment from women across geographic regions in sub-Saharan Africa, despite inherent infrastructure limitations. The study amassed data from 1,497 women from sub-Saharan Africa, and 117 women from Germany with breast cancer, suggesting regional variation in immune composition but with no significant prognostic impact. These important findings require validation in large, codesigned prospective studies to fully understand the impact of biology, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on breast cancer outcomes. See related article by Bauer et al., p. 720 (2) .

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Breast NeoplasmsAfrica South of the SaharaEthnicityFemaleHumansPrognosisProspective StudiesSocial ClassTumor Microenvironment

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