Role of Race in Breast Cancer

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genmail2000
genmail2000 Member Posts: 15
edited June 2014 in High Risk for Breast Cancer

African-American women are more likely than European-Americans or Asians to be diagnosed with aggressive breast cancers and to have poor survival rates.

www.turmeric-cancer.com

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  • Mchan
    Mchan Member Posts: 28
    edited April 2010

    I wish the article would have stated the type of breast cancer it is referring to. I assume it is Triple Negative breast cancer (TNBC).  Go to the TNBC forum for more information on this aggressive cancer which affects a lot of women of different colors...like me.

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  • bar62
    bar62 Member Posts: 321
    edited April 2010

    sharing early morning read...will be back when I take a minute :)

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100414134545.htm

    Decoding Tumor Genomes Reveals Clues to Spread of Deadly Breast Cancer ScienceDaily (Apr. 15, 2010) - Using powerful DNA sequencing technology to decode the genomes of cancer patients, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are getting an unprecedented look at the genetic basis of a highly lethal breast cancer that disproportionately affects younger women and those who are African-American.

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