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 strategies such as:
• increasing diversity in clinical trials
• provider education
• incentivizing health systems to provide equitable care
Read more in the American Cancer Society’s article at the link below 👇
https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21718
ICARE Social Media Post March 2022
Breast Cancer: Leading Cause Of Cancer-Associated Death Among Black Women
ICARE Social Media Post March 2022
Breast Cancer: Leading Cause Of Cancer-Associated Death Among Black Women
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