For years, lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer deaths in non-Hispanic Black women. That changed in 2019 – it’s now breast cancer.And there are racial disparities when it comes to ...

Black women have the highest breast cancer death rates of any racial group – 40% higher than white women and more than double Asian and Pacific Islander women, who have the lowest death rates ...

Women with advanced breast cancer who undergo breast cancer surgery may live longer than those who don't have surgery, a new ...

A recent study assessing breast cancer mortality rates among 415,000 U.S. women suggests Black women should get screened at age 42 when the recommended age is 50 for the general female population ...

The death for black women of breast cancer from 2012-2016 was about 40% higher when compared to white women, according to the American Cancer Society, which cites more advanced stages at diagnosis ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women globally. But, in part thanks to screening programs, over 75% of ...

However, even among Black patients, the most common form of breast cancer is estrogen-receptor positive (ER+). For at least the past 15 years, most health systems across the U.S., including ...

Additionally, mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes — which significantly increase the risk of breast cancer — are found more frequently in Black women than in women of other races.

Black women with breast cancer often do not have access to the most current treatments and therapies, says Dr. Autry. Talk to your healthcare team about all your options and their side effects.

For black women, certain genetic mutations appear more frequently, potentially contributing to more aggressive forms of breast cancer. 1. Learning to recognize suspicious lumps ...

Black women have the lowest breast cancer survival rate, regardless of the stage at diagnosis. And while breast cancer occurs less often (about 5% less than in White women), it is 38% more likely ...

Despite advancements in breast cancer treatment, why are black women still dying of the disease at the same rates they were twenty years ago? Dr Sharon Giordano, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center ...