Premenopausal gynecologic surgery and survival among black and white women with breast cancer

In the United States, hysterectomies and oophorectomies are frequently performed before menopause for benign conditions. The procedures are associated with reduced breast cancer-specific mortality among White women. The relationship between premenopausal gynecologic surgery and mortality in Black women with breast cancer is unknown. This investigation used incident invasive cases of breast cancer from Phases 1 and 2 of the Carolina Breast Cancer...