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 across populations!
Learn more by reading the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 article at 👇
https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.21.01236?journalCode=jco
Reference: Palmer et al. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Dec 1;39(34):3866-3877. PMID: 34623926.