Study finds late-stage breast cancer increasing, especially among Black women
Black women experience advanced diagnoses 55% more often than white women and are more likely to die from the disease, the study found.
Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest
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Late-stage breast cancer is rising, especially among Black women: Study
Black women experience advanced diagnoses 55% more often than white women and are more likely to die from the disease, the study found.
Late-stage breast cancer is rising, especially among Black women
The rates of late-stage breast cancer at diagnosis have risen among women in all racial and ethnic groups, but Black women have been hit the hardest, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.
More Women Are Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Later Stages
This increase in late-stage breast cancer affects women at all ages and ethnicities, according to results published Dec. 10 in the journal Radiology. “Women with this diagnosis have a much lower survival rate and are much harder to treat,
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Late-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis on the Rise in the U.S.
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