Tag: black women

• Black Women Are More Adversely Affected by Breast Cancer! Ugh!

  African American Women have a 31% breast cancer mortality rate- the highest of any US racial or ethnic group. Click to access BCPP_African-American-Women-and-Breast-Cancer_10_24_2018.pdf Research indicates there are social, economic, behavioral and biological reasons for this: Black women are more likely to have diabetes, heart disease and obesity; Black women are less likely to be breastfed…

  Andrea C

  October 10, 2021

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