Check out our new article, which highlights the importance of early breast cancer risk assessment and the urgent need for inclusive research and better tools to improve health equity. Learn more at: https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2025.7079 Reference: Reid S, Spalluto L, Pal T. Breast Cancer Risk Stratification in Black Women: Current Status and Potential Solutions to Improve Accuracy. …
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Check out our new article to answer the question… do Black women with breast cancer use genetic test results to make decisions about surgery? 👇 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12686358 Reference: Roberson, et al. Cancer Control. 2025:32:10732748251407739. PMID: 41360000.
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Check out the latest edition of our B-GREAT newsletter for updates about inherited cancers in the context of racial inequalities in healthcare. You can read the newsletter by visiting 👇https://bgreatinitiative.inheritedcancer.net/wp-content/uploads/BGREAT-December-2022-Newsletter.pdf Please feel free to share with family members, friends, and/or your healthcare providers.
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A recent study in women of African ancestry confirmed genes previously identified to have associations with breast cancer risk (BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM, TP53, NF1, and CHEK2) and provided new evidence of breast cancer risk for RAD51C and RAD51D, which was identified previously in European ancestry populations.Check out the full article at 👇https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35396981/Reference: DĂaz-Zabala, et …
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A recent study found that non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women are underrepresented in clinical trials evaluating PARP inhibitor use among ovarian cancer patients; therefore, these trials do not accurately represent the ovarian cancer patient population. These findings indicate initiatives to increase diversity in clinical trials are needed. Read the full article for more information 👇https://www.gynecologiconcology-online.net/article/S0090-8258(22)00071-3/fulltext#secst0030Reference: …
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Did you know breast cancer surpassed lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among Black women in the United States? Although Black women are at a lower risk for developing breast cancer, they are 41% more likely to die of breast cancer compared with White women.Future research is needed to reverse course, through …
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A new breast cancer model has been developed and validated for breast cancer risk prediction, specifically for Black women in the United States. This is in contrast to prior models, which were developed in White women, and used in Black women (which UNDERPREDICTED risks). This is a notable advance as we strive towards health equity …
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