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New Study Calls for Action to Reverse Course of Racial Disparities
Published on: February 24, 2025
Stark racial inequities in cancer incidence and survival spur the need for scientists, clinicians, and policymakers to unite and drive for meaningful change.
Cancer Incidence Rate for Women Under 50 Rises Above Men's
Published on: January 16, 2025
The American Cancer Society 2025 statistics publications show how the cancer incidence rate in women younger than age 50 surpasses men’s.
Breast Cancer Death Rates Are Highest for Black Women—Again
Published on: October 3, 2022
ACS researchers report and explain statistics about breast cancer in a new article in CA: Cancer Journal for Clinicians and in Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2022-2024.
More Black Women Die from Breast Cancer Than Any Other Cancer
Published on: February 14, 2022
New Cancer Facts & Figures for African American/Black People finds breast cancer now surpasses lung as the leading cause of cancer death in Black women.
