Black:white disparities in breast cancer mortality in the 50 largest cities in the United States, 2005 –2014

Conclusion This analysis provides updated city-level breast cancer mortality data for Black and White women through 2014, and reveals that in the US and 24 of the 43 largest US cities, Black women continue to die from breast cancer at a higher rate than their White counterparts. Importantly, however, a few cities, Memphis, Boston and Philadelphia, showed a decrease in the Black:White breast cancer mortality disparity between 2005–2009 and 2010–2014.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology - October 2, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research