VIDEO: Black women more likely to die from breast cancer

SAN DIEGO — Black women continue to experience disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, leading to increased mortality.

“The realities are that breast cancer is diagnosed at a later stage in Black women than white women, and the reality is that Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer,” said Haywood L. Brown, MD, vice president for institutional equity and associate dean of the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida.

In this video, Brown discusses the presentation he gave regarding this topic at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting, in which he outlined disparities in diagnosis, screening and treatment, as well as risk scoring and programs developed to reduce these disparities.

“We really want to reeducate the community, but also engage the community. Because being able to have a recommendation is one thing but having a woman able to access that recommendation is the real thing,” he said.

Reference:

Brown, H. Racial disparity in breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment outcomes. Presented at: ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting; May 6-8, 2022; San Diego.