The American Cancer Society launched VOICES of Black Women, which is the largest study ever to focus on cancer risk and outcomes for Black women in America.

After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), we should expect around 300,000 new cases of breast ...

In the same number of white women in their 40s, there were 15 deaths. They advised black women be screened at 42, while the same risk for white women doesn’t come until 51.

The survival rates for Black women with breast cancer are problematic. We talked with one survivor about what needs to change in the system. These stats are something that Ricki Fairley, a stage ...

The reasons Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women are complex, but the disparity is, in fact, surmountable. The solutions aren’t easy or quick, but they do exist.

Black women die from cancer at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group. The American Cancer Society is beginning a 30-year study to investigate why.

For the most common breast cancer subtype—hormone receptor-positive (HR-positive), HER2-negative, which accounts for 60% to 70% of all breast cancer diagnoses —Black women were found to be 50% ...

Even though Black women have a 4% lower incidence rate of breast cancer than White women, they have a 40% higher breast cancer death rate. “The take-home message for US clinicians and health ...

Breast cancer is slightly less prevalent among Black women in the U.S. compared to white women. But they have a 40% higher risk of dying due to early-onset breast cancer.

On Wednesday, BlackDoctor.org unveiled findings from the St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program, which show how cervical cancer disproportionately affects Black women. Studies show that Black ...

Cervical cancer is a significant health issue that disproportionately affects Black women. Understanding this demographic’s unique challenges and the crucial role of early detection can help ...

Cancer death rates have steadily declined among Black people but remain higher than in other racial and ethnic groups, according to a U.S. government study released Thursday, May 19, 2022.