Black Women Are Affected By More Aggressive Subtypes: Here’s How We Create Change

Biology plays a role. Imagine being diagnosed at a younger age and a more advanced stage of a condition or disease when finally diagnosed. This is the reality for many Black women. We are affected by more aggressive subtypes. We(black women) are more likely to be diagnosed at younger ages and at a more advanced stage of the disease/condition when diagnosed. We are disproportionately affected by more aggressive subtypes. For instance, breast cancer(inflammatory and triple-negative breast cancer). Just to give you a quick perspective and a deeper understanding of the severity of it all, we are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, lupus, stroke, hypertension and several other cancers, than any other racial and ethnic groups. To add, we are twice as likely than white women to develop diabetes over the age of 55. Just take a moment to digest what you’ve just read. The odds are clearly already stacked against us. Furthermore, various lifestyle factors and overall contributing factors play a major role in how black women are affected by more aggressive subtypes. Some factors include: Low-income, minority women are associated with poorer health outcomes due to low quality, unhealthy food options(quality grocery stores, restaurants, etc), quality gyms...