Geographic Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer in New York City
Sharon Stein Merkin, MHS,
Lori Stevenson, MPH and
Neil Powe, MD, MPH, MBA
At the time of the study, Sharon Stein Merkin and Lori Stevenson were with the New York City Department of Health, New York, NY. Sharon Stein Merkin is now with Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Baltimore, Md. Neil Powe is with the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Md.

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FIGURE 1— Distribution of breast cancer stages, by community-level education quintiles, for White and Black individuals.
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