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African American Women Have Lower Breast Cancer Survival Rates Than White Women
Research suggests that African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.
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Screening Rates Up, but Breast Cancer Diagnosed Later in African American Women
Though more African American women are being screened for breast cancer, the disease is less likely to be caught early.
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Second Opinions May Lead to Treatment Changes
Second opinions can help ensure that women get the best care possible for breast cancer.
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Scientists Propose Theory Linking Personal Care Products and Risk in African American Women
Diagnoses of breast cancer in young African American women have increased greater than diagnoses in white women. In this article, researchers theorize that personal care products with estrogen and placenta tissue might possibly play a role.
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Women with Disabilities May Get Different Treatment
Women with disabilities have lower survival rates after breast cancer treatment, compared to women without disabilities.
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High Vitamin D Levels May Help Slow Growth of Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer
A very small study found that some women with advanced-stage breast cancer had lower vitamin D levels than women with early-stage breast cancer. But this study is very small and it's difficult to know ...
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Estrogen Levels May Explain Why Breast Cancer Diagnosed More Often in Certain Ethnic Groups
Research has shown that breast cancer is diagnosed more or less frequently in different ethnic groups in the United States. But scientists aren't sure why these differences happen. Differences in genet...
