Despite Other Promising Trends In Breast Cancer Deaths, Disparities Remain
While the death rates for women under 50 declined regardless of race, older black women are more likely to die of breast cancer than are white women. In other news, the treatment for prostate cancer can increase the risk of dementia and obesity is linked to liver cancer.
NPR:
Racial Disparities Persist In Breast Cancer Deaths
Women are less likely to die of breast cancer than they were a decade ago, but not all women are benefiting from that trend. White women saw more of a drop in death rates than black women — 1.9 percent a year from 2010 to 2014, compared to a 1.5 percent decrease for black women, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Shute, 10/13)
Miami Herald:
Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans Have Higher Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Than Other Hispanics
The breast cancer incidence rate among Hispanic women is 28 percent lower than for their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Yet breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death for Hispanic women, with an estimated, 2,800 deaths in 2015, according to the American Cancer Society. This may be due to the fact that breast cancer is less likely to be diagnosed at a local stage in Hispanics. Between 2008 and 2012, for example, 57 percent of breast cancers among Hispanic women were found while they were local, that is, still confined to the organ of origin, compared with 65 percent of breast cancers among non-Hispanic white women, the American Cancer Society reports. (Veciana-Suarez, 10/14)
The New York Times:
Prostate Cancer Treatment Can Raise Dementia Risk
Reducing testosterone levels with androgen deprivation therapy, or A.D.T., is a common treatment for prostate cancer. But a new study has found that it more than doubles the risk of dementia. (Bakalar, 10/13)
The New York Times:
Obesity And Diabetes Tied To Liver Cancer
A large study has found that body mass index, waist circumference and diabetes are all associated with an increased risk for liver cancer. Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer, and its incidence has tripled since the mid-1970s in the United States. (Bakalar, 10/14)
