Research Article

Racial Disparities in Survival and Age-Related Outcome in Postsurgery Breast Cancer Patients in a New York City Community Hospital

Table 2

1997–2004 versus 2005–2010 treatments comparison

Variables1997–20042005–2010 value

Chemotherapy
 Yes243.00296.00
 No596.00404.00<0.001*
Chemotherapy-AA
 Yes185.00242.00
 No465.00333.00<0.001*
Chemotherapy-White
 Yes48.0041.00
 No117.0063.000.053

Radiation therapy
 Yes217.00244.00
 No474.00362.000.001*
Radiation therapy-AA
 Yes176.00206.00
 No372.00308.000.007*
Radiation therapy-White
 Yes41.0054.00
 No102.0038.000.049*

Hormone therapy
 Yes93.00112.00
 No598.00494.000.015*
Hormone therapy-AA
 Yes71.0094.00
 No477.00420.000.018*
Hormone therapy-White
 Yes22.0018.00
 No121.0074.000.477