Where you get your breast exam matters: Black, Hispanic Chicago women less likely to be referred to top-tier centers
CHICAGO - Black and Hispanic Chicago women are less likely than white women to get diagnosed with breast cancer early, when the illness is more treatable, in part because racial minorities are less likely to be diagnosed at high-performing centers of excellence in breast cancer care, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The study of 989 patients found that 35 percent of white
