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Article: Younger African-American women still at risk for breast cancer
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- New Pittsburgh Courier
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- November 8, 2006
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BOSTON-Despite an overall decline in invasive breast cancer in the United States in recent years, African-American women, particularly younger ones, have not seen a significant decline in their rates, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. These findings, which were presented at the American Pubic Health Association Annual Meeting in Boston, Nov. 4-8, strongly suggest the need for additional research to understand why these differences persist and to determine whether avoidable or preventable factors account for these puzzling patterns, according to the investigators.
Excluding cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, affecting more than 2 ...