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Article: How common is breast cancer in African American women?
- Article from:
- Westside Gazette
- Article date:
- May 28, 2003
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Many African American women have heard that breast cancer is more common in their community. Nationwide studies suggest that, overall, the lifelong chances of having breast cancer are similar for African American women compared with Caucasian women in the United States. African American women are slightly more likely than Caucasian women to develop breast cancer before age 50, and slightly less likely to develop breast cancer after age 50.
The overall chances of developing breast cancer for African American women are listed below, with nationwide and Caucasian comparisons listed beside:
Chances of developing breast cancer for African American women.
Age African American Nationwide ...