Here a woman is screened in Los Angeles in 2010. “A lot of it is a cultural thing”, said Kyles, a black woman who heard that talk while growing up. The data gathered by the organization revealed that breast cancer rate will continue to trouble black women.
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After skin cancer, breast cancer remains is the most common type of cancer among American women, accounting for almost one in three cancers.
There is a rise in breast cancer cases among African-American women, according to a new report put out by the American Cancer Society on Thursday.
Now data for primary breast cancer is recorded, yet no accurate figures exist around the number of people diagnosed or living with incurable secondary breast cancer.
But a closer look at the numbers shows that not all women are benefiting equally. Black women with breast cancer are 42 percent more likely to die of it than whites, the new report notes.
Breast Cancer research Foundation’s chief mission officer Marc Hurlbert said that this finding is sign of a big crisis. At age 30, a woman’s risk is approximately 1 in 227. “I really think it’s our role and our duty to really make breast cancer something that is history, and any woman diagnosed with breast cancer should lead a normal lifespan”.
Breast cancer incidence also increased slightly for Asian and Pacific Islander women, but their rates are still much lower than those for white and African-American women, at 88.3 per 100,000.
In 2013, 69% of women 45 years of age and older reported having a mammogram within the past 2 years. (This includes women still being treated and those who have completed treatment.) Survival rates are discussed in the section “Breast cancer survival rates by stage”.
“Oftentimes when we see women come into our office, they know they have something that seems suspicious, a lump that’s growing”.
The historical gap probably has something to do with blacks’ lower socioeconomic status. Usually if a male’s breast is medium-sized or big it is most likely fat, but sometimes men can develop real breast gland tissue because they take certain medicines or have abnormal hormone levels.
If you are interested in discussing any women’s health issue you can schedule a consultation with Dr. Patrick Dawson at 505.661.9201. Over the past years, the obesity rate in black women has been increasing dramatically.
“I was on my way home and the doctor called and I said, “give me 5 minutes to get home” and I pulled into the parking spot and she called back and she told me my test was positive”.
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Aarc Spa owner Cindy Binns and her sister have been both diagnosed with breast cancer.
