(CNN)Racial disparities between black and white breast cancer patients are receding, according to a report released Thursday. Younger women of both races benefit equally from timely treatment, but differences in death rates still exist for black and white women over age 50, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates.
Led by Dr. Lisa Richardson, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, the CDC researchers examined rates of breast cancer occurrence in women between 1999 and 2013 and rates of breast cancer deaths between 2000 and 2014, using data from the United States Cancer Statistics report.
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Noting that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Halaharvi could not refrain from dispensing additional advice: "Know your breasts; know what's normal for you. If there's a mass that feels like a rock-hard marble, go see your doctor. ... If your doctor is not listening to you, go find a doctor who listens to you." Above all else, she said, women need to talk to their health care providers about mammograms.
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Racial disparities receding for women with breast cancer
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