Breast cancer more deadly in black women

Filed under: Breast Cancer

A recent study made public this week concluded that black women saw more deaths when it came to breast cancer as the cause. The reason? Current hormone-based treatments that help others with the disease are less effective in black female patients.

Recent reasons for the death rate disparity had been chalked up to fewer mammograms for black women, but this is a biological cause, plain and simple.

With this recent study's conclusion, the race to fine what biological differences exist that hinder effective hormonal treatment is sure to follow. With Estrogen in the mix as a cancer growth promoter, what else is there specific to black females playing a role here? This development will be interesting to follow.

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[Source: The Cancer Blog]