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Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Death Same for Blacks, Whites
African American women are known to be more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, yet new study findings show that the factors associated with an increased risk of death from the condition are similar in both groups.

October 22, 2005

Diabetes: It's Not So Sweet - African-Americans at High Risk
Approximately 2.7 million or 11.4% of all African Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. However, one-third of them do not know it.

October 19, 2005

African-American clinic patients' reactions to racism may affect their health outcomes
Ninety-five percent of older African-American clinic patients reported at least some exposure to racism during their lives in a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.