Estefania Roldan Vasquez, General Surgery Resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, posted on X about a paper by her as first author, titled “Breast cancer treatment delay and the Hispanic paradox: A SEER database analysis” published on Science Direct.
Authors: Estefania Roldan-Vasquez, Samir Mitri, Kristen D. Brantley, Ted A. James, Ilana Schlam
“How long does it take for a patient with breast cancer to start treatment? What if the patient is Hispanic?
Our paper in The American Journal of Surgery explores healthcare access differences and the intriguing Hispanic Paradox (better outcomes and lower mortality rates despite socioeconomic disadvantages).”
