Racial Discrimination and Breast Cancer Incidence in US Black Women: The Black Women's Health Study

R. Taylor, Travis; D. Williams, C.; H. Makambi, Kepher; Mouton, Christopher; P. Harrell, Jules; C. Cozier, Yvette; R. Palmer, Julie; Rosenberg, Lynn; L. Adams‐Campbell, Lucile

doi:10.1093/aje/kwm056

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Racial Discrimination and Breast Cancer Incidence in US Black Women: The Black Women's Health Study

Published in American Journal of Epidemiology • Mar 30, 2007

Authors:

Travis R. Taylor

C. D. Williams

Kepher H. Makambi

Abstract

Perceived discrimination may contribute to somatic disease. The association between perceived discrimination and breast cancer incidence was assessed in the Black Women's Health Study. In 1997, participants completed questions on perceived discrimination in two domains: "everyday" discrimination (e....

Subject

Breast cancer

Medicine

Incidence (geometry)

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