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Black Women, Breast Cancer and the Tests That Can Save Lives



The death rate from breast cancer continues to decline, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society. But there’s a wide, worrisome gap in Black women’s outcomes that remains unchanged.

Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. While breast cancer incidence rates among Black and white women are close, mortality rates are markedly different, with Black women having a 41% higher death rate from breast cancer.


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