Racial Disparities Persist In Breast Cancer Deaths : Shots : npr

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Racial Disparities Persist In Breast Cancer Deaths : Shots

Racial Disparities Persist In Breast Cancer Deaths : Shots

Breast Cancer Death Rates Are Down, But Racial Disparities PersistEnlarge this image toggle caption Deborah Jaffe/Getty Images Deborah Jaffe/Getty ImagesWomen are less likely to die of breast cancer than they were a decade ago, but not all women are benefiting from that trend.White women saw more of a drop in death rates than black women — 1.9 percent a year from 2010 to 2014, compared to a 1.5 percent decrease for black women, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.And while the death rates for women under 50 declined regardless of race, older black women are more likely to die of breast cancer than are white women.That's especially troubling because 40 years ago, black women were less likely to get breast cancer.


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What Women Need To Know About Mammograms And Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis

What Women Need To Know About Mammograms And Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis

By Gene Emery(Reuters Health) - Better treatment and not earlier detection with screening mammography may be the reason rates of death from breast cancer have declined in recent years, according to controversial results from a large U.S. database study.In addition, the research team reports in The New England Journal of Medicine, "women were more likely to have breast cancer that was overdiagnosed than to have earlier detection of a tumor that was destined to become large.""This new article will not change our guidelines," said Dr. Richard Wender, chief cancer control officer at the American Cancer Society, who was not involved in the new research.It is simply showing a trend, which is "the weakest form of evidence," he said.The American Cancer Society's guidelines call for women to consider having a mammogram at age 40, to actually have one each year beginning at age 45 and then, at age 55, to consider having one every other year.


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Every Day is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day for NBCC

Every Day is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day for NBCC

Women die of breast cancer each and every day.It is unfortunate some need a "day" to remind them of that.Women do not die of primary breast cancer; they die when the disease metastasizes - when it spreads beyond the breast to vital organs.An estimated 90% of breast cancer deaths are a result of metastatic disease, either at diagnosis or recurrence.


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WEB CHAT: Bon Secours On Breast Cancer Awareness

WEB CHAT: Bon Secours On Breast Cancer Awareness

File photo: Woman in pink bra (Photo: Getty Images)NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.One in eight women will be or have been diagnosed with the disease.Whether or not you have breast cancer doesn't have to be a guessing game.Request a mammogram here to know your status.