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| Black Health. September, 2007 |
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| Is there a black breast Cancer gene? |
Calling all the Sistahs out there. Breast Cancer Study needs you.
According to the latest studies, White women have a greater chance of getting Breast Cancer than Black women. But, Black women have a less survival rate.
Here’s a few facts from websites on the subject:
“Breast cancer is the most common malignancy (other than skin cancer) among American women. In fact, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Although White women develop breast cancer at higher rates than African American women do, it is important to realize that African American women have a higher likelihood of dying from the disease. According to a National Cancer Institute study, African-American women were 2.2 times more likely to die from breast cancer than their White counterparts.”
http://www.blackwomenshealth.com/breast_cancer.htm
“Black women with early-stage breast cancer have lower survival rates than their white counterparts even after taking into account variables such as tumor size and socioeconomic differences, researchers said.
‘I think it's due to biological factors in the actual cancer, and this means that race may be a surrogate for a more adverse molecular profile within the cancer,’ said Dr. Kathy Albain, the study's senior researcher and a professor of medicine at Loyola University Chicago Medical Center.”
http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/planning/new_research/20061218.jsp
“Since 1990, the average annual breast-cancer death rate for younger black women in the United States has been 15.4 deaths per 100,000 population, versus 9.3 per 100,000 for younger white women.
‘It's been long known that breast cancer in African-American women is a far less common disease than in white women. But when it occurs, it seems to be more aggressive and harder to treat,’ said study co-author Dr. Lisa Carey of the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003044446_cancer07.html
The scientific studies suggest that Breast Cancer in Black women is biologically different than in White women. Why would Cancer be different in Black women? Is there such a thing as a Black Cancer gene?
There is still much to be learned about this disease. That’s why the Sister Study is so important to women of color. If you are a woman who has a sister that has had Breast Cancer this information is for you. The Sister Study needs an additional 10,000 women to join.
The Sister Study is the only long-term study in the United States and Puerto Rico of women ages 35 to 74 whose sisters had breast cancer. This important study is conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health. The study will follow 50,000 women for at least 10 years to learn how environment and genes may affect the chances of getting breast cancer.
SPREAD THE WORD
You can tell all of your friends, relatives, and co-workers about the Sister Study. All this will take is a few minutes of your time to call them or send them an email with the link to this web site. Ask them to visit this web site and find out if they can join the study.
Remember, our efforts to learn more about breast cancer grow stronger, woman by woman, sister by sister.
SHARE YOUR SISTER STORY
VOLUNTEER
You can become a Sister Study volunteer by doing activities in your own community to help all women learn about the Sister Study and support this important research. These activities can be as simple as posting flyers or handing out brochures or as involved as speaking to groups about the study. You decide how you want to help.
You can let us know that you'd like to volunteer by calling the Sister Study help line toll-free at 1-877-4SISTER (1-877-474-7837). We will provide you with volunteer and study materials.
The Sister Study Needs an additional 10,000 women. Enrollment is closing soon.
Everybody in the family needs to get involved in Women’s health issues. Brothers protect the “sistahs” by encouraging them participate in the Sister Study.
Put the word out.
BREAKING NEWS!!!!
Breast Cancer more deadly for Black Women!
See the Yahoo! news for September 6, 2007 at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_he_me/breast_cancer_race
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Check out the Sister Study website for more information on how to join: http://www.sisterstudy.org/English/index1.htm
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