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This region is characterized by marked disparities in incidence, mortality, and care delivery, yet these differences have not been systematically examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The LATINA study is a multinational, prospective cohort design to characterize BC in LATAM, enrolling patients 18 years and older with newly diagnosed BC across 10 countries. Data collection occurred at baseline and every 6 months for up to 5 years postenrollment. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify associations between advanced-stage diagnosis and the detection method. Causal mediation analysis evaluated whether the detection method mediated the association between the type of health care coverage (public\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">v<\/jats:italic>\n                      private) and the stage at diagnosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 3,275 patients, 72.1% received care in public health systems and 41.8% were 50 years and younger. Overall, 40.5% presented at an advanced stage (III or IV). The most common molecular subtypes were luminal A (41.3%) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)\u2013positive (22.9%). Most patients were diagnosed based on symptoms (60.3%). Symptom-detected disease was more frequent among patients in the public health system (68.3%\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">v<\/jats:italic>\n                      59.6% private;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001). In multivariable analyses, younger age (\u226440 years), public health care coverage, symptom-detected disease, and HER2 overexpression were independently associated with advanced-stage presentation. Younger age, Black or African American\/Brown race, public health care coverage, lower educational attainment, unemployment, unmarried status, and triple-negative disease were associated with symptom-detected diagnosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A substantial proportion of BC cases in LATAM are diagnosed symptomatically and at advanced stages. Late-stage presentation is associated with sociodemographic characteristics and type of health care coverage. 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