Voices of Black Women: American Cancer Society conducts largest cancer study geared to change the risks and outcomes among Black women

(The Dallas Examiner) – Black women make up close to 22 million of the population across the United States. Yet, in a country of over 332 million total population, Black females have largely been ignored or misunderstood by the medical community. Many social and economic inequities have resulted in substantial disparities for Black women across the country – with one of the most concerning being cancer, according to the National Institute of Health. “When I learned that my grandmother, who died from breast cancer, didn’t have access to treatment, I wasn’t surprised because it was at a time when African Americans couldn’t get the medical care they needed,” said Vi, who chose to go by her nickname. “But – about 50 years later – when my best friend had breast cancer and was in the emergency room and just sent home, I was shocked. Like my grandmother, she had children at home. She had no insurance, so it took over a month before she found a doctor that would treat her. But after a few months when they told her she also had walking pneumonia, they sent her home to die. Two weeks later, she was gone.” Related Stories As...