Black Women Having Deadlier Breast Cancer and the disease is more rare and more aggressive!

Breast cancer is also the leading cause of cancer death for African-American women.

Even younger black women who get breast cancer are far more likely than other afflicted women to suffer from a particularly deadly form of the disease.

Studies suggesting that biology may help explain why breast cancer is deadlier in black women younger than 55, than white women and other women in the same age group should be summarily rejected. “Race is not a scientifically determined category in the first place,” according to Dr. Harold Freeman of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention, who is also a senior advisor to the National Cancer Institute.

Visit the American Medical Association website for further information.

A study led by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill schools of Public Health and Medicine and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer, Black Women under the age of 50 have a 77 percent higher mortality rate from breast cancer than white women of the same age. The study also shows that younger, pre-menopausal Black Women who get breast cancer are more than twice as likely as older women, black or white, to get an aggressive breast cancer. They are also much less likely to get the least aggressive type. A report of the research appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

If you have a “triple-negative” breast cancer, it means that your pathology states that the tumor is estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative and HER2-negative. Triple negative is one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer predominant amongst Black Women.

Hormone-replacement therapy is not as effective with Black Women as with white women and other women, according to epidemiologists at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers are fueled by the female hormone estrogen.

Early Detection Saves Lives

All doctors seem to agree that early detection saves the lives of most patients. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the five-year survival rate for women whose tumors haven’t spread beyond the breast is a whopping 92%. Even if the cancer has spread to the Axillary Lymph Nodes (underarm), the five-year survival rate is still high – 71%. It drops to 19% however, if the cancer has spread to distant sites in the body like the liver, brain or lungs.
For Black Women, these statistics have life and death significance. Literally. For one thing, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for African-American women. Black women also develop the disease at a younger age than White women. And, though White women are more likely than Black women to get breast cancer, Black women are more likely to die from it. NCI has reported that since 1974, breast cancer deaths among Blacks have increased 13%, though they have decreased 11% among Whites.

The American Cancer Society reports that an American woman has a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer at some point in her lifetime.

Treatment (Medical)

Treatment options:
1) Lumpectomy (removal of the tumor and some surrounding tissue) followed by radiation therapy.
2) Mastectomy (removal of the breast).
3) Chemotherapy.

While experts disagree about what age women should begin regular-screening mammograms, everyone agrees they can detect tumors years earlier than is possible by physical exam.

The American Cancer Society urges women to have a mammogram yearly or every other year starting at age 40, and annual breast X-rays after 50. However, because Black Women under 40 are more likely to develop breast cancer than white women under 40, many Black doctors believe Black Women should begin regular screening mammograms at an earlier age.

Refer to these sites and articles for more information on mammograms because studies now show they actually may cause cancer.
Prevention is better than Cure (Nutritional & Herbal Medicine)

Get regular check-ups. These simple tests can save your life. Remember, this is not just the male’s problem. It is a family tragedy when one dies. Take an interest in your family’s health. Spread the word to others

Eat a healthful diet, including plenty of fruits and raw vegetables of up to 60-70% of all your meals.

If you don’t already exercise, consult your health care provider before beginning any exercise program.

Stay current with the latest studies, for example from National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society.

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References

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prevention-genetics-causes/breast/aarisk
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/NABJ5aDay
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/NABJ5aDay
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x