Black women under the age of 35: You could be at risk for ductal carcinoma, also known as stage 0 breast cancer, according to a recent study published in Jama Oncology.
Stage 0 breast cancer is typically thought of as noninvasive, but what researchers found may surprise you. After analyzing the data of approximately 100,000 women who were diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer over a 23-year period from 1988 to 2011, they found that the overall mortality rate 20 years following the initial diagnosis was 3.3 percent, whereas the mortality rate for young Black women was 7.8 percent.
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source: BlackDoctor.org
