Semaj Cox

May 30th, 2019

Block 6.

Breast Cancer In Black Women.

About 202,260 new cancer cases and 73,030 cancer deaths are expected to
occur among blacks in 2019. African Americans have the highest death rate
and shortest survival of any racial and ethnic group in the US for most cancers.
During 2008 & 2012 the overall breast cancer incidence rate in black women
was 124.3 cases per 100,000 women, 3% lower than in white women. Rates
were higher in black than in white women in seven US states, Alabama,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. 26
Breast cancer incidence rates are also higher among blacks than whites for
women under age 45. The “highest” age of diagnosis is 58 for black women,
while its 62 for white women.

Some people suggest black women are more likely to be diagnosed with triple
negative breast cancer as a result of Their history, it could just be in their genes.
Some doctors think black women tend to get breast cancer more than white
women because of things they are known for such as, giving birth to more than
one child, early age at first pregnancy, and lower rates of breastfeeding. The
things we see in the black women community everyday is the things that are
harming them the most. Breast cancer was more likely to be found at an earlier
stage among white women than among black women but for some reason a
black women would always die first from breast cancer even if hers isn’t a
Severe as a white womans, doctors also say the type of food black women eat
is another reason why they get breast cancer so early in life or at all. The
average black persons food contains a lot of grease and more unhealthy foods,
that can effect the body in bad ways & even cause way more than breast
cancer.

Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths to black
women other than lung cancer. An estimated 6,310 deaths from breast cancer
are expected to occur among black women in 2016. Breast cancer affects more
women than any other type of cancer and is the leading cause of cancer related
deaths among many women all over the world. The overall 5-year relative
survival rate for breast cancer diagnosed in 2005-2011 was 80% for black
women compared to 91% for white women.

All women can help reduce their risk of breast cancer by avoiding weight gain
and obesity (for postmenopausal breast cancer), engaging in regular physical
activity, and minimizing alcohol intake. Women should consider the increased
risk of breast cancer associated with combined estrogen and progestin
hormone therapy use when evaluating treatment options for menopausal
symptoms. In addition, recent research indicates that long-term, heavy smoking
may also increase breast cancer risk, particularly among women who start
smoking before their first pregnancy. More information about breast cancer is
available in the American Cancer Society publication Breast Cancer Facts &
Figures, available online at www.cancer.org.