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Black–White Differences in Treatment Receipt and Outcome for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The Competing Contributions of Access, Bias, and Biology

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The author is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number 1K08CA241390 (Principal Investigator: Fayanju). The content of this manuscript is solely the responsibility of the author and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Silverstein 4, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

    Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju (MD, MA, MPHS, FACS)

  2. Abramson Cancer Center, Rena Rowan Breast Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju (MD, MA, MPHS, FACS)

  3. Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju (MD, MA, MPHS, FACS)

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Fayanju, O.M. Black–White Differences in Treatment Receipt and Outcome for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The Competing Contributions of Access, Bias, and Biology. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 6909–6910 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10697-5

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