Table 3.

Disparity and change over time in percentage of women who received breast-conserving surgery without radiation therapy in Caucasians compared to African Americans

Age (years)	Percent of BCS Without Radiation Therapy in 1992-1997			Percent of BCS Without Radiation Therapy in 1998-2002			Change in Disparity Over Time
	Whites	Black	Disparity	Whites	Black	Disparity
<50	22.9	33.7	10.8	28.0	38.2	10.2	-.6
50-59	18.3	29.0	10.7	23.8	37.1	13.3	+2.6
60-69	17.7	25.5	7.8	21.2	35.8	14.6	+6.8
≥70	37.4	44.9	7.5	35.1	44.1	9.0	+1.5
All patients	25.0	33.5	8.5	27.5	38.6	11.1	+2.6

BCS=breast conserving surgery.