Anjali Patel speaks with two Las Vegas survivors who are sharing their stories and working to educate other women about early detection LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to ...

Black women face a 40% higher breast cancer death rate than white women despite similar diagnosis rates. This devastating disparity reflects more than medical statistics — it represents lost mothers, ...

The Black Church is compelled to take this critical step alongside the American Clinic Health Disparities Commission.

Breast cancer remains deadlier for Black women in the United States than for white women, even as overall survival has improved. An analysis spanning 2013-2024 across 10 major metropolitan areas, ...

A breast cancer diagnosis for Black women causes more than just physical, mental, and emotional anguish; it also leaves them financially burdened. According to BreastCancer.org, there is a chance that ...

To better understand the reasons behind those disparities, the American Cancer Society is looking for 100,000 Black women to volunteer for a study called “VOICES of Black Women.” The organization says ...

Black women bear a heavy financial burden when it comes breast cancer, a disease that already affects them disproportionately. Black women already face a 40% higher breast cancer death rate than white ...

Breast cancer has affected millions of women across the globe. But when it comes to who’s more likely to survive their fight with the disease, there’s one glaring disparity: the mortality rates ...

Every October, the world turns pink for breast cancer awareness month to encourage screening, educate about risk factors and symptoms and show support to those affected by the disease. For some, it is ...

Pennsylvania Act 1 of 2023's criteria for supplemental breast cancer screenings disproportionately exclude Black women, exacerbating existing disparities in breast cancer diagnosis. The study found ...

COMMON CANCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS BLACK WOMEN. SURVIVORS OFTEN REPORT NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH INFORMATION FROM THEIR DOCTORS DURING DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND FOLLOW ...

Laurene Scott, like many women, didn’t follow through on scheduling or showing up for mammogram appointments during the Covid-19 pandemic. That in itself was not unusual. Many Americans delayed ...