Breast Cancer in African American Women

Running Head : BREAST CANCER

Breast Cancer in African American Women

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Breast cancer is among the spectrum of deadly diseases that has affected the population of women more than men . To a certain extent , it can be said that this has further aggravated the disadvantaged groups because of the seemingly greater impact it has on women and on ethnic minority groups . One of these groups that have been considered to be at a greater risk

for breast cancer is the African American population of women

Background Information on Breast Cancer among African American Women

According to the statement of the American Cancer Society , there is approximately 19 ,240 recent cases of breast cancer and approximately 5 ,640 deaths that are most likely to occur in African women in the year 2005 (Underwood , 2006 . This has been considered as a significant rate of death and increase in new cases that can be attributed to a number of factors which are found to be hereditary or environmental . In an interview with Lovell A . Jones , a researcher who is daring to delve into the study of breast cancer in African American women , he said that the higher mortality rate found for this specific population group can be attributed to the fact that these are the ones who are not given appropriate and timely medical attention (Jones , 2009 . Moreover , there is no enough information that can...