Less care availability has been connected to the higher mortality rate
among black women diagnosed with breast cancer compared to white women. New
evidence, such as a paper published at this week’s San Antonio Breast
Cancer Symposium, suggests that differences in tumour biology may also play
a role.
The study analysed the tumour biology of 87 white and 96 black women with
breast cancer. African-American females had a higher rate of cancer spread
(49%) than white females (35%). Higher tumour microenvironment of
metastasis (TMEM) scores, which can be used as a marker to predict the
cancer’s aggressiveness, were found in the tumours of Black women.
among black women diagnosed with breast cancer compared to white women. New
evidence, such as a paper published at this week’s San Antonio Breast
Cancer Symposium, suggests that differences in tumour biology may also play
a role.
The study analysed the tumour biology of 87 white and 96 black women with
breast cancer. African-American females had a higher rate of cancer spread
(49%) than white females (35%). Higher tumour microenvironment of
metastasis (TMEM) scores, which can be used as a marker to predict the
cancer’s aggressiveness, were found in the tumours of Black women.
