Cancer health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States

VA Zavala, PM Bracci, JM Carethers… - British journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
There are well-established disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes by race/ethnicity
that result from the interplay between structural, socioeconomic, socio-environmental …

AMP-activated protein kinase: a potential therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer

W Cao, J Li, Q Hao, JV Vadgama, Y Wu - Breast Cancer Research, 2019 - Springer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subset of breast carcinomas that lack
expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal …

Mutational spectrum in a worldwide study of 29,700 families with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

TR Rebbeck, TM Friebel, E Friedman… - Human …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence and spectrum of germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 have been
reported in single populations, with the majority of reports focused on White in Europe and …

Therapeutic landscape in mutational triple negative breast cancer

Y Shi, J **, W Ji, X Guan - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease with aggressive behavior
and poor prognosis. Genomic sequencing has detected a distinctive mutational portrait of …

Prevalence of inherited mutations in breast cancer predisposition genes among women in Uganda and Cameroon

B Adedokun, Y Zheng, P Ndom, A Gakwaya… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2020 - AACR
Abstract Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a high proportion of premenopausal
hormone receptor negative breast cancer. Previous studies reported a strikingly high …

Current guidelines for BRCA testing of breast cancer patients are insufficient to detect all mutation carriers

EM Grindedal, C Heramb, I Karsrud, SL Ariansen… - BMC cancer, 2017 - Springer
Background Identification of BRCA mutations in breast cancer (BC) patients influences
treatment and survival and may be of importance for their relatives. Testing is often restricted …

Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in PALB2, CHEK2, and other known breast cancer susceptibility genes among 1054 BRCA‐negative Hispanics with …

JN Weitzel, SL Neuhausen, A Adamson, S Tao… - Cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer and related cause of mortality
among Hispanics, yet susceptibility has been understudied. BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA) …

The spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 alleles in Latin America and the Caribbean: a clinical perspective

J Dutil, VA Golubeva, AL Pacheco-Torres… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2015 - Springer
Hereditary cancer predisposition gene testing allows the identification of individuals at high
risk of cancer that may benefit from increased surveillance, chemoprevention, and …

Disparities in genetics assessment for women with ovarian cancer: can we do better?

E Manrriquez, JS Chapman, J Mak, AM Blanco… - Gynecologic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to characterize referral patterns for genetic counseling for women with
ovarian cancer and hypothesized that differences in referral and testing rates are shaped by …

Carboplatin plus taxanes are non-inferior to epirubicin plus cyclophosphamide followed by taxanes as adjuvant chemotherapy for early triple-negative breast cancer

F Du, W Wang, Y Wang, M Li, A Zhu, J Wang… - Breast cancer research …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Platinum plays an important role in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer
(TNBC) in neoadjuvant and metastatic settings. However, its role in an adjuvant setting …