For years, lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer deaths in non-Hispanic Black women. That changed in 2019 – it’s now breast cancer. And there are racial disparities when it comes to ...

A recent study has found that Black women may be at a higher risk for uterine cancer because of harmful chemicals in some hair straightening products. These chemicals affect your body’s hormones.

Black women are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer than their white counterparts. As Black women are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer than ...

Williams’ story echoes a concerning pattern among Black women across America, who face disproportionately higher rates of cervical cancer diagnosis and mortality. Yet medical experts emphasize ...

Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found. The findings ...

Black women experience advanced diagnoses 55% more often than white women. The rates of late-stage breast cancer at diagnosis have risen among women in all racial and ethnic groups, but Black ...

"But black women are 38% more likely to die from breast cancer. So what we are obsessed with right now is collecting the data to understand the why," said UCLA's Dr. Fola May, the American Cancer ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is searching for participants to join VOICES of Black Women (VOICES), the largest contemporary cancer study done with Black women in history. The medical ...

(WSMV) - Imagine going to the doctor without a care in the world and then hearing that you have breast cancer. That diagnosis is disproportionately affecting black women in the U.S. and with ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Your voice could be key in the fight to improve the health of Black women for generations to come. The American Cancer Society has launched the VOICES of Black Women ...

South African scientists have identified two new breast cancer genes -- RAB27A and USP22 -- in Black women, marking the first GWAS of its kind on the continent. This breakthrough highlights the need ...