Black women are more likely than white women to die of all ... - NBC News
Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found.
A Black woman's breast cancer diagnosis led to a community ... - NBC News
Feb 21, 2024 · According to the American Cancer Society, Black women are 41% more likely than white women to die from breast cancer, and 1 in 6 of all Black women in America will die from …
Why Black women face disproportionate rates of breast cancer - NBC News
Oct 11, 2020 · Black women are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. Black women are also more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage or at a younger age.
Major study of cancer in Black women launches in 20 states - NBC News
The disparity is particularly stark for breast cancer, which kills Black women at a 40% higher rate than white women, even though their rate of diagnoses is 4% lower.
Why breast cancer kills more black women: They’re sicker - NBC News
Jul 23, 2013 · Breast cancer may be killing black women at a higher rate than whites because they are sicker to start with, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Black Americans are still dying of cancer at the highest rates - NBC News
Sep 16, 2020 · For example, while Black and white women are diagnosed with breast cancer at about the same rate, Black women are 40 percent more likely to die from the disease, …
She went from breast cancer survivor to breast cancer advocate - NBC News
Oct 22, 2021 · Two-time cancer survivor Victorianne Russell Walton wants other Black women to know breast cancer isn’t always a death sentence.
Gene flaws linked to black women's greater breast cancer risk - NBC News
Jun 3, 2013 · Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to the first comprehensive testing in this racial group.
Living Color: ‘The Fight of Your Life’, Young Black Women on Breast Cancer
Oct 30, 2015 · In a time when black women are 42 percent more likely than white women to die of breast cancer, these women discuss everything from the shock of diagnosis, to loss of …
Civil Rights Activist's Legacy Raises Breast Cancer ... - NBC News
Oct 11, 2017 · 40 years after the death of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, black women continue to struggle with untreated breast cancer