Canin Beverly, Freund Karen M, Ganz Patricia A, Hershman Dawn L, Paskett Electra D
Breast Cancer Advocate, New York, NY, USA.
Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
NPJ Breast Cancer. 2015 Oct 14;1:15013. doi: 10.1038/npjbcancer.2015.13. eCollection 2015.
The purpose of this workshop was to bring together diverse stakeholders from the breast cancer research community to discuss critical issues related to disparities in breast cancer care and to identify potential strategies for reducing disparities and inequities in care through research. The workshop format included a series of formal content presentations, participation in break out groups that focused on specific topics highlighted in the content presentations, reporting back of findings and a facilitated discussion that focused on shaping a research agenda. The workshop members concluded that numerous groups of women are at increased risk for disparities in breast cancer care: many patients and survivors suffer disproportionately from inadequate access to high-quality diagnosis and treatment, resulting in more frequent and severe adverse outcomes from the disease. Research on breast cancer disparities provides a major opportunity for reducing the burden of breast cancer. Thus, it is important for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and other research funders to consider how to best promote research focused on ensuring breast cancer health equity.
本次研讨会的目的是召集乳腺癌研究领域的不同利益相关者，讨论与乳腺癌护理差异相关的关键问题，并通过研究确定减少护理差异和不平等的潜在策略。研讨会形式包括一系列正式的内容展示、参与专注于内容展示中突出的特定主题的分组讨论、汇报研究结果以及一场旨在制定研究议程的促进性讨论。研讨会成员得出结论，众多女性群体在乳腺癌护理方面面临差异风险增加的情况：许多患者和幸存者因难以获得高质量的诊断和治疗而承受不成比例的痛苦，导致该疾病产生更频繁、更严重的不良后果。对乳腺癌差异的研究为减轻乳腺癌负担提供了一个重大契机。因此，乳腺癌研究基金会和其他研究资助者考虑如何最好地推动专注于确保乳腺癌健康公平的研究非常重要。
