Background This study presents black-white breast cancer statistics, tumor histology and
receptor status, and treatment patterns for all ages and by age groups (< 40, 40-49, and≥ …

Objective. To examine age-specific rates of breast cancer incidence among racial and ethnic
groups in the United States. Methods. Subjects were 363,801 women diagnosed with …

BACKGROUND: Black women often present with advanced-stage breast cancer compared
with White women, which may result in the observed higher mortality among Black women …

Background: Black Americans have higher mortality from breast cancer than white
Americans. This study explores the influence of socioeconomic factors and black race on …

Purpose Overall US breast cancer mortality rates are higher among black women than white
women, and the disparity is widening. To investigate this disparity, we examined incidence …

Background Black women with breast cancer have lower survival rates and higher
recurrence rates in comparison with white women. This study compared treatment and …

ContextReasons for the shorter survival of black breast cancer patients compared with their
white counterparts are not completely understood. ObjectiveTo evaluate the role of …

Background Although breast cancer incidence is higher in black women than in white
women among women younger than 40 years, the reverse is true among those aged 40 …

In this article, the American Cancer Society (ACS) describes trends in incidence, mortality,
and survival rates of female breast cancer in the United States by race and ethnicity. It also …

Despite improvements in early detection and treatment for breast cancer, black women
continue to have the highest breast cancer mortality rate. Since 1975, black women have …