Black Women Die Sooner After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

According to a study by the American Cancer Society, black women diagnosed with breast cancer were 50% more likely to die within three years than white women with breast cancer.

The study also found that Asian women were 40% less likely than white women to die of breast cancer in the first three years after diagnosis.

On average, the black women were diagnosed at a later stages of the disease.  These findings are preliminary but reinforce the importance of early detection, especially for black women.