Women of African ancestry may be biologically predisposed to early onset or aggressive breast cancers

While the incidence of breast cancer is highest for white women, Black women are more likely to have early-onset or more aggressive subtypes of breast cancer, such as triple-negative breast cancer. Among women under 50, the disparity is even greater: young Black women have double the mortality rate of young white women.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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