Alcohol and Tobacco Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Breast Cancer Patients, Including Sea Island African Americans: Implications for Survivorship

Alcohol and Tobacco Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Breast Cancer Patients, Including Sea Island African Americans: Implications for Survivorship

Background/Objective: Data suggest that modifiable risk factors such as alcohol and tobacco use may increase the risk of breast cancer (BC) recurrence and reduce survival. Female BC mortality in South Carolina is 40% higher among African Americans (AAs) than European Americans (EAs). Given this subs...

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Main Authors: Vivian J. Bea, Joan E. Cunningham, Anthony J. Alberg, Dana Burshell, Colleen E. Bauza, Kendrea D. Knight, Tonya R. Hazelton, Heidi Varner, Rita Kramer, Susan Bolick, Deborah Hurley, Catishia Mosley, Marvella E. Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
breast cancer
African Americans
Sea Islanders
alcohol consumption
cigarette smoking
survivorship
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00392/full

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