A breast cancer diagnosis for women of color in the U.S. usually means lower rates of genetic testing, fewer screenings and follow-ups, later diagnoses when metastasis has already occurred, and higher mortality rates. And Black women have have higher rates of more aggressive, triple-negative breast cancer, as well as documented differences in tumor biology when compared to white women. For this deep dive into the disparities that Black, Hispanic, Latina, Native American, and Asian American women face in this country after a BC diagnosis, I interviewed Evelyn Taiwo, M.D., a hematologist/oncologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York City, to outline why they occur, working closely with reporter Holly St. Lifer for this multimedia, multicultural guide. Click here to read the story and watch my video interview with Dr. Taiwo.
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