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Breast cancer more deadly in black women
Posted Sep 6th 2007 2:27PM by Brian White
Filed under: Breast Cancer
A recent study made public this week concluded that black women saw more deaths when it came to breast cancer as the cause. The reason? Current hormone-based treatments that help others with the disease are less effective in black female patients.
Recent reasons for the death rate disparity had been chalked up to fewer mammograms for black women,
but this is a biological cause, plain and simple.
With this recent study's conclusion, the race to fine what biological differences exist that hinder effective hormonal treatment is sure to follow. With Estrogen in the mix as a cancer growth promoter, what else is there specific to black females playing a role here? This development will be interesting to follow.
Tags: african-american, black women, BlackWomen, breast cancer, BreastCancer
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1. I know for a fact that there is no genetic differences between "races". So it leaves me with the question. How could it be proven that black women biologically do not respond to these treatments the same as white women? How could it be biological issue if there is no evidence of genetic difference between black white or any other "race" for that matter.
Posted at 8:39PM on Jan 28th 2009 by Amber J.