Key clinical point: In a case-control analysis of black women with ovarian cancer, perceived everyday discrimination was associated with an extended interval between symptom onset and cancer diagnosis (prolonged symptom duration).

Major finding: After adjustments, every 1-unit rise in the frequency of everyday discrimination was associated with a higher likelihood of prolonged symptom duration (odds ratio, 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.22-2.49).

Study details: A case-control analysis of 486 black women with epithelial ovarian cancer.

Disclosures: The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute, the Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance System, and the Epidemiology Research Core. The authors reported no conflicts of interest.