race

October 10, 2016

Life Expectancy Gap Between American Blacks, Whites Narrows

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A viewpoint recently published in JAMA revealed a reduction in the gap between African-American and Caucasian life expectancy in the U.S. and lists areas of interest, such as breast cancer, that could further ... Read more

May 16, 2016

Breast Cancer Risk: Black Women More Likely to Develop Disease

The American Cancer Society has recently revealed that black women have a higher propensity to develop breast cancer than women of other racial groups. The society had already released a ... Read more

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015

Early Stage Breast Cancer Diagnose and Survival Varies by Race, Ethnicity

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A team of researchers from Toronto, Canada determined that among US women with early stage breast cancer, the likelihood of diagnosis varies by ethic/racial group. Furthermore, these differences were found ... Read more

October 31, 2014November 19, 2014

Black Women With Breast Cancer Have Lower Survival Changes and Less Access to Health Care

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Black women suffering from breast cancer have a much lower survival chance than white women, according to the “Cancer Facts & Figures 2014” report recently released by the American Cancer ... Read more