Thursday, July 25, 2013

New Clues to Why Black Women Fare Worse Against Breast Cancer - US News and World Report

 

"The vast differences in breast cancer survival between white and black patients relates to the risk factors blacks present with when diagnosed," said lead researcher Dr. Jeffrey H. Silber, the Nancy Abramson Wolfson Endowed Chair in Health Services Research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

"That includes differences in tumor stage and size, and higher rates of chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart failure," he said.

New Clues to Why Black Women Fare Worse Against Breast Cancer - US News and World Report

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