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New study suggests Black women should be screened earlier for breast cancer

A new study on breast cancer deaths raises questions around whether Black women should screen at earlier ages.

New study suggests Black women should be screened earlier for breast cancer

Race and Geography Tied to Breast Cancer Care Delays

A recent study suggests the need to target high-risk geographic regions and patient groups to ensure timely breast cancer care.

NYC Medical Coalition Pledges To Remove Racially Biased Algorithms From Patient Treatment Options

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has formed a coalition to end clinical algorithms that use race as a variable for deciding patient care.

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Refers to having a cancer that tests negative for both the estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and something called her2. a protein that sits on the tumor. if you re negative for all three, that s one of the most aggressive tumors you can have. that has ramifications for african-american women where a third of all our cancers are triple negative. which contributes to our worse prognosis. dr. kathie ann joseph and lindsay avner, thank you both for joining us tonight. i want to talk for a moment about a new project we are undertaking on this show. it s called urgent care. and it s an ongoing investigation into the continuing desperate shape of health care for millions of people in this country. we are shining light on the urgency of the health care crisis. many americans can t afford