He said, “I don’t know.” That answer wasn’t just disappointing, it was unacceptable. Black women are 41% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.

Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive types of breast cancer, such as triple-negative. Unfortunately, they are also more likely to be diagnosed at later stages, which makes ...

A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It’s the latest example of medical tests that contribute to health ...

Black and Native American patients were 23% less likely to have an elevated CA-125 level at ovarian cancer diagnosis compared with white patients, suggesting the current thresholds are set too high.

The Black Women’s Health Study, published in October 2023, found post-menopausal women who used chemical hair relaxers for more than 15 years, or many times per year, had about a 60 percent ...

OWN wants Black women to take control over their health. The network will partner with the American Cancer Society’s “VOICES of Black Women” campaign as they begin a longitudinal study on ...

Black women who believed breast cancer could be treated if caught early were more likely to attend screening. Some of the key ...

When Kwaku Ayisi lost a friend who hadn't even reached 40 to breast cancer, it inspired him to look at the barriers Black women face in Saskatchewan's breast-health system.

Black women face higher mortality rates from breast cancer than white women, while Black men are more likely to die from prostate cancer than their white counterparts. In fact, survival rates for ...

ACS's goal is to survey 100,000 Black women between ages 25 and 55 who have not had a cancer diagnosis across the U.S. to increase understanding of Black women's health amid sharp racial health ...

Black women in the U.S. are close to 40 percent more likely to die of breast cance r than white women and twice as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 40.

These advances offer hope for reducing cervical cancer’s impact on Black women. Resources for concerned women Leading medical centers across the country offer specialized women’s health services.