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Why is breast cancer mortality higher for African-American women than for white women?

  • Written by Padmashree Rida, Research Scientist, Georgia State University
Why is breast cancer mortality higher for African-American women than for white women?African-American women at a breast cancer awareness walk in New Jersey.Anthony Correia/Shutterstock.com

White women in the U.S. are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than black women – but less likely to die of it. There has been a 35 percent decrease in breast cancer mortality rate from 1990-2012. The breakdown by race over this...

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