Hot Topic: Racial Disparities
Understanding and accepting patient perspectives
In this video, Marisa C. Weiss, MD, chief medical officer and founder of Breastcancer.org and director of breast radiation oncology and director of breast health outreach at Lankenau Medical Center, discusses:
- The rate of breast cancer diagnosis and mortality among the United States population, breaking it down by sex and race; and
- How clinicians must understand the perspective of Black patients and their relationship with the health care system.