For Latinas, cancer treatment is a family affair

“Many Latin women with breast cancer rely on family members to decide on the type of treatment they should receive, according to new study findings, which may offer insight into the disparities observed in breast cancer treatment among minority groups.

“Family is the chief decision maker” in older Latina patients with breast cancer, study author Dr. Rose C. Maly, of the University of California at Los Angeles, told Reuters Health. She added that “it is a family affair and has to be addressed as such.”…”

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