Investigating the association between educational attainment and allostatic load with risk of cancer mortality among African American women

• Main Authors: Cynthia Li (Author), Sydney Elizabeth Andrzejak (Author), Samantha R. Jones (Author), Brittany Marie Williams (Author), Justin Xavier Moore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background African American (AA) women navigate the world with multiple intersecting marginalized identities. Accordingly, AA women have higher cumulative stress burden or allostatic load (AL) compared to other women. Studies suggest that AA women with a college degree or higher have lower...