RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 BReast cancer disparities
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD December 26
VO 308
IS 24
SP 2557
OP 2557
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.150909
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.150909
AB 
Despite improvements over the past 2 decades in breast cancer screening and treatment, significant disparities persist. The breast cancer incidence rate between 2005 and 2009 remained lower among black women than white women, with a rate of 116.9 cases per 100 000 black women compared with 122.1 per 100 000 white women. But black women are more likely to be diagnosed at a late stage (45% vs 35%) and are more likely to die of the disease. According to the CDC, if the death rate among black women (27 deaths per 100 breast cancers) decreased to the same rate as that for white women (18 deaths per 100 breast cancers), it is projected that 1800 fewer black women would die each year. The researchers argue that disparities must be addressed at each stage of the screening and treatment process.