Black women have a higher risk of breast cancer than white women

doi:10.1136/bmj.39461.648750.DB

BMJ 2008;336:116 (19 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.39461.648750.DB

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Black women have a higher risk of breast cancer than white women

Roger Dobson

¹ Abergavenny

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Black women in Britain develop breast cancer up to 21 yearsearlier than white women. They are seen at a median age of 46—fouryears before routine NHS screening for the disease starts—comparedwith 67 for white women, according to the first published dataon breast cancer presentation in black women (British Journalof Cancer; doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604174).

Among women with smaller tumours (less than 2 cm), black womenwere nearly three times as likely to die of their disease (hazardratio 2.90, 95% CI 0.98 to 8.60, P=0.05).

"Our findings could have major implications for the biologyof breast cancer and the detection and treatment of the diseasein black women," say the authors. "It is crucial to target thisgroup of women to raise their awareness regarding the risksof breast cancer, the likelihood of early age at presentation,and the importance of self-examination."

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