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Analysis: Racial gap in breast cancer death rates closing

Analysis: Racial gap in breast cancer death rates closing

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the breast cancer mortality rate for black women was 19.7 deaths per 100,000 women in 2012.The rate was 19.3 deaths for white women (Gerry Lauzon / CC BY 2.0)Rhode Island health officials say breast cancer mortality rates no longer show significant racial disparities.The Providence Journal reports that a state analysis of the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the breast cancer mortality rate for black women was 19.7 deaths per 100,000 women in 2012.The rate was 19.3 deaths for white women.


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Doctor: 'Exciting times' for breast cancer detection, treatment

Doctor: 'Exciting times' for breast cancer detection, treatment

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Big brother searched high and low for breast cancer treatment

Big brother searched high and low for breast cancer treatment

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month - one in nine women will be impacted by breast cancer during her lifetime, and while there's much awareness about early-stage breast cancer, what we don't hear about is the metastatic kind, meaning it has spread and there is no cure.On average, 14 Canadian women will die from breast cancer every day.Here are the stories of two women, both united by breast cancer that has metastasized.Svetlana Shraibman was given a death sentence four years ago - at age 34 she was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer with multiple affected organs and metastases.


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Study researches breast cancer disparities in black women

Study researches breast cancer disparities in black women

Researchers have launched a massive study to try and figure out why African-American women are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that's harder to treat and often leads to death."African American women have a worst prognosis with breast cancer," said Dr. Mark Keaton with the Georgia Cancer Center.He added that, that has been a widely-known fact for years.For the most part, doctors attributed the disparity to socioeconomic factors like decreased access to health care, diagnosed at a more advanced stage.


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Racial disparities in falling breast cancer rates

Racial disparities in falling breast cancer rates

Racial disparities in falling breast cancer ratesDaun Barrett remembers a time when breast cancer was a forbidden topic.It was hardly ever spoken of and when it was it was referred to in hushed tones as "the C word."Times have changed and women are more educated about their health than ever.That's why it's not shocking that a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that breast cancer death rates are falling, said Barrett, registered nurse and director of community outreach and parish nursing for Griffin Hospital in Derby."You can credit awareness an education for that," she said.