Mohamed Elsaid

Aug 29, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Mohamed Elsaid |James Fisher |Jesse J. Plascak |Lisa Anderson

Key PointsQuestion  Is residential persistent poverty associated with breast cancer characteristics, treatment, and mortality? Findings  In this cohort study analyzing 312 145 patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, individuals residing in areas with persistent poverty experienced more-aggressive tumor characteristics and underwent higher rates of mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection compared with individuals residing in areas without persistent poverty.