Task Force Expands BRCA Genetic Testing Recommendations; More Women Will Be Referred for Counseling and Testing

Risk Factors

Screening and Testing

Ethnicity

Genetic Variant Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Some Latina Women

New Genetic Abnormalities Linked to Breast Cancer in Black Families

Specific Cell Actions May Help Explain Differences in Outcomes Between Black and White Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Raise Risk

Diagnosis

Young Women Should Have Surgery Within 6 Weeks of Diagnosis

Planning Your Treatment

Surgery

Black Women Less Likely to Have Genetic Testing Than White Women, but Not Because They See Different Doctors

Black Women With Advanced-Stage Disease Less Likely to Get Certain Supportive Care Medicines Than White Women

Day-to-Day Matters

2017 Breast Cancer Statistics Show Survival Rates Improving

Can Eating Soy as a Child Reduce Risk?

Nutrition

Open Discussion About Breast Cancer Family History Leads to Better Understanding of Genetic Testing

Study Suggests Hormone-Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer Risk Factors for Young Black Women

Some Latina Women Feel Overloaded With Information After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Study Estimates Ashkenazi Jewish Women's Risk of Having Mutations Other Than BRCA1 and BRCA2

Genetic Testing

Many Breast Cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa Not Detected Until They're Advanced-Stage

Follow-Up Care of Latina Breast Cancer Survivors Needs Improvement

Minority Women Less Likely to Have Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Reconstruction

Surgery After Chemo and Radiation May Benefit Some Women

Chemotherapy

Targeted Therapy

Minority Women More Likely to Develop Aggressive Disease Than Whites

More Asian Women Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

Advanced-Stage Cancer Survival Rates in Black Women Lag

Regular Screening Helps Reduce Difference in Breast Cancer Outcomes Between Black and White Women

Chemotherapy Before Surgery Can Reduce Recurrence Risk in Black Women

White and Black Men With Breast Cancer Receive Similar Treatment but Black Men Have Worse Outcomes

Male Breast Cancer

Why Are Many Older Women and Black Women Not Treated With Herceptin?

Black Men Hit Harder by Breast Cancer

Black Women Less Likely to Have Oncotype DX Testing

Women With Low Muscle Mass Have Worse Survival

Black Women Less Likely to Get Chemo

Black Women Have Higher Rates of Abnormal BRCA Genes Than Previously Thought

Study Looks at Concerns of Black Women After Treatment

Radiation Therapy

Financial Burden of Breast Cancer More Difficult for Black Women

Racial, Ethnic Minorities Underrepresented in Cancer Research

Black and Hispanic Women May Have Higher Risk of Lymphedema

Side Effects

Many Black Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Never Informed About Clinical Trials

Rates of Breast Cancer About Equal in Blacks and Whites, but Black Women Continue to Have Lower Breast Cancer Survival Rates

Study Finds Genomic Differences Between Breast Cancers in Black and White Women

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk in Black and Hispanic Women

COVID-19 Outcomes Worse for Black Cancer Patients

Molecular Differences in Breast Cells May Partially Explain Why Black Women Have Higher Breast Cancer Mortality

Black Women More Likely To Develop Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Treatment Than White Women

Household Net Worth Has Big Effect on Whether Women Finish Hormonal Therapy Treatment

Hormonal Therapy

Fertility Advice Depends on Race, Education, Economic Status

Fertility and Pregnancy

Screening Rates Up, but Breast Cancer Diagnosed Later in Black Women

Black Women Face Unique Challenges to Sticking With Hormonal Therapy After Breast Cancer Surgery

Black Women, Women Living in Poverty Less Likely to Recognize Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening, So They Don't Take Advantage of Patient Navigation for Optimal Care

Risk of Breast, Ovarian Cancer May Vary Depending on Type and Location of BRCA Mutation

Western Diet Increases Risk in Postmenopausal Chinese Women

Worse Cancer Prognosis in Black People Linked to Genetic Factors, Not Access to Care

Hispanics Living in U.S. Have Higher Cancer Risk Than Those in Native Countries

Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis, Survival Rates Varies by Race, Ethnicity

Many Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Know Little About Their Condition

Black and White Women Delay Treatment for Different Reasons

New Model Offers Better Breast Cancer Risk Estimate for Black Women

Black Women Have Worse Breast Cancer Survival Rates Compared to Whites and Hispanics

Fewer Asian Women Have Heart Problems After Herceptin Treatment

FDA Authorizes 23andMe BRCA Genetic Test, but Test Only IDs Three Mutations

Black Women More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Triple-Negative Disease

Counseling, Treatment Summaries Help Doctors and Patients Better Follow Survivorship Care Plan Recommendations

New Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool Aimed at Hispanic Women

Breast Cancer Rates in Black and White Women Now Equal

Black Women Added to High-Risk Group for Breast Cancer

Experimental Immunotherapy Medicine Works Similarly in Black and White Women With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Immunotherapy

Black Women Most Likely To Experience Biopsy Delays After Abnormal Mammogram

Black Women Lack Access to Newer Mammogram Technology

Oncotype DX Results Appear Less Accurate in Black Women Diagnosed With Certain Early-Stage Breast Cancers

3D Mammogram Disparities: Black and Low-Income Women Often Denied Access

Do Black Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Have Higher Rates of Genetic Mutations Than White Women?

People Diagnosed With Cancer Have Higher Risk of COVID Infection and Complications

Timely Surveillance Mammograms Less Likely for Minority Breast Cancer Survivors

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Deadlier for Black Women, Partially Due to Lower Surgery, Chemotherapy Rates

Breast Cancer Death Rate Decreases in Florida, but Still Highest for Black Women

Better Support During Radiation Treatment Improves Breast and Lung Cancer Survival Rates for Black and White Women

Risk of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Nearly Three Times Higher for Black Women Than for White Women

Genetic Mutations Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk Are the Same for Black, White Women

Did Expanding Medicaid Reduce Differences in Breast Cancer Death Rates Between Black and White Women?

Untangling Link Between Hair Relaxers and Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women

Women of Color, Rural Women More Likely to Miss Breast Cancer Screening During Pandemic

Immigrant Asian Women Seem to Have Higher Risk of Breast Cancer Compared to U.S.-Born Asian Women

Six Factors Linked to Invasive Breast Cancer Recurrence After DCIS

Ashkenazi Jewish Women Who Know They Have BRCA Mutation Have Better Breast Cancer Outcomes

Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Linked to Lack of Insurance

Doctors May Not Recognize Severity of Radiation Side Effects in Certain Breast Cancer Patients

Diversity in Phase I Metastatic Cancer Drug Trials Declined From 2000 to 2018

Response to Hormonal Therapy Before Surgery Different in Black and White Women

U.S. Black Men Have Higher Rates of All Types of Breast Cancer Compared to White Men

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