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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Feb 1;116(3):734–741. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24741

Table 3.

Racial Disparities in the Use of Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer

Model: RT use OR 95% CI P
Unadjusted
    White vs black patients 1.52 1.38–167 <.001
    White vs other* patients 1.46 1.27–1.68 <.001
Adjusted†
    White vs black patients 1.48 1.34–1.63 <.001
    White vs other* patients 1.22 1.04–1.42 .01
*

RT indicates radiotherapy; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

† Adjusted for age, comorbidity, chemotherapy (doxorubicin or paclitaxel), axillary lymph node involvement, staging, imaging, surgeon visits, mammography, physician visits, and region.