Healthy Women, Healthy World

• Black/African American women under the age of 40 are more likely to develop breast cancer than white women in the same age bracket; tumors are more aggressive; and tend to be especially deadly. Black women are also less likely to survive it.

• Because of the biological and racial differences in breast cancer mortality, research studies have concluded that early and frequent breast cancer screenings are essential to increasing the survival advantages for black women.
  

• Late-stage diagnosis in African Americans has also been linked to a number of barriers to care, including inadequate access to care, lack of access to health information, and misconceptions about screening.

• Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among black women.
  

• All women are at risk for breast cancer. All breast problems must be checked.

For more information on breast cancer and breast cancer screenings, please contact your primary care provider.
"In order for us to truly embrace the strength and beauty that is a woman, we must take care of ourselves and our bodies." ~Me