KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A recent study by the Journal of Oncology found Black women are less likely to survive breast cancer. The study found Black women face a higher risk of dying from all tumor ...

In the US, black women have a higher risk of dying from any type of breast cancer than white women – a new study has found.

First, Black women are more likely to get certain types ... pain or heaviness and losing weight without trying, the American Cancer Society explains. Doll's latest research suggests that it ...

Sociodemographic factors such as a limited education and poverty, may influence a person’s exposure to risk factors and ...

Exploring the exploitation of Henrietta Lacks and the medical industry's history of racism against Black Americans.

The history of racism in healthcare institutions has also slowed the development of treatments that could be more effective ...

Despite declines in breast cancer death rates for both Black and white women, mortality rates for Black women remain 40% ...

About 11,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 and about 1,500 died.

In a case that revealed the exploitation of a Black woman beginning in the 1950s and extending for 70 years, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in 2023 settled a lawsuit that the estate of Henrietta Lacks ...

The American Cancer Society is looking for Black women to participate in a groundbreaking study. The study, called VOICES of ...

A woman’s hair is more than ... Walker became the first black millionairess with her products made specifically for textured African-American hair. And hair styles also helped blur class and ...

For example, women with dense breast tissue need screening beyond mammograms, and access to supplemental screening is inadequate. Addressing health disparities in cancer diagnoses and care ...