Black women should be screened for breast cancer eight years earlier than guidelines recommend, new research suggests. Published in the JAMA Network Open journal on Wednesday, the study explored ...

New research showing genetic differences in breast cells suggests standard treatments for breast cancer are less effective for Black women, who disproportionately suffer and die from the disease ...

For years, lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer deaths in non-Hispanic Black women. That changed in 2019 – it’s now breast cancer.And there are racial disparities when it comes to ...

A recent study assessing breast cancer mortality rates among 415,000 U.S. women suggests Black women should get screened at age 42 when the recommended age is 50 for the general female population ...

Black women who believed breast cancer could be treated if caught ... Members of the Congressional Black Caucus condemn U.S. president’s address in joint session of Congress as ...

The study gathered data from 30 different studies that investigated breast cancer in Black people. It was revealed that out of 40,000 people, 18,000 had breast cancer, compared to the 22,000 with ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Mia Love, who was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress as a Republican, died Sunday at the age of 49 because of cancer, reports say. Love’s family announced ...

Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive types of breast cancer, such as triple-negative. Unfortunately, they are also more likely to be diagnosed at later stages, which makes ...

Despite advancements in breast cancer treatment, why are black women still dying of the disease at the same rates they were twenty years ago? Dr Sharon Giordano, of the MD Anderson Cancer Center ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women globally. But, in part thanks to screening programs, over 75% of ...

According to the Black Women’s Health Imperative, Black women are not only more likely to receive a diagnosis of this form of breast cancer, but also have a more fatal outcome.