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By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 6, 2007 10:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – Doctors have long known that breast cancer is more deadly in black women; new research suggests why: They are more likely to suffer from treatment-resistant tumors, a major study at the University of Michigan concludes. Analysis of data from nearly 100,000 women with later-stage...   Read full story »

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