The American Cancer Society is calling on Black women to participate in a new initiative aimed at combating breast cancer. This appeal is part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, with a strong focus on enrolling Black women in the study due to significant disparities in health outcomes.
Dr. Patience Odele, a breast surgical oncologist at Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael, highlighted the urgency. “African American women are doing worse than any ethnic group and they have about 40% higher risk of dying from breast cancer, compared to white women overall,” she explained.
