Breast cancer and Black women: A deeper look.
Breast cancer is a life changing diagnosis, but for Black women, the disease presents even more of a challenge. The death rate for Black women from breast cancer is 41 percent higher than that of white women, and among young women, the death rate is double for those who are Black, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Black News & Views has explored the stories behind the health disparities and ways the medical community and the world are fighting for better outcomes:
‘A national emergency’: Black women still 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women
October 31, 2022
By Nada Hassanein USA TODAY
Striking a chord for breast cancer survivors
October 4, 2022
By Angelia D. McGowan
Denver Urban Spectrum
One survivor’s raw story: Breast cancer, Black women and health disparities
November 1, 2021
By Amethyst Davis
NABJ Black News & Views
Breast cancer survivor creates support group for women of color
October 28, 2021
By Juan Diasgranados
NABJ Black News & Views
Cleveland Clinic launches study for Triple Negative Breast Cancer vaccine
October 28, 2021
By Melanie Eversley
NABJ Black News & Views
Cancer Moonshot initiative making ‘remarkable progress and scientific accomplishments’
October 27, 2021
By Saundra Young
NABJ Black News & Views