Breast cancer is now as common among Black women as among Whites, although Black women continue to have a higher death rate from the disease, an American Cancer Society (ACS) report says.
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Asthma rates similar among Black children in urban, rural areas
Asthma rates are essentially identical among Black children living in Detroit and rural Georgia, researchers report.
The finding challenges the common belief that living in a city boosts the chances of developing the respiratory condition, the study authors said.
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Black women less likely to struggle with depression than Whites
Black women are much less likely to report suffering from depression than White women are, a new study suggests.
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Blacks less likely to see cancer specialists
Black Americans with advanced colorectal cancer are less likely than White patients to see cancer specialists or to receive cancer treatments, according to a new study.