Black Women Should Screen for Breast Cancer Starting at Age 42, Study Says
The study analyzed data from more than 415,000 breast cancer deaths in U.S. female patients between 2011 and 2020. They found that 27 of every 100,000 Black women in their 40s die of breast cancer each year. Thats higher than the 15 deaths per 100,000 among all U.S. females. dragana991 / Getty Images But each racial/ethnic group reaches that risk threshold at a different age. How Much Will Early Screening Actually Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths?...