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Breast Cancer Deadlier for Black Women

Doctors' formula has underestimated risk, study finds

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 28, 2007 2:48 PM CST

(Newser) – In calculating a woman's risk of breast cancer, doctors have been using a formula that underestimates the risk the disease poses to black women, reports the Washington Post.
A growing body of evidence shows that while black women are less likely to get breast cancer... Read full story »

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