Regardless of tumor type, Black women have higher breast cancer mortality rates. Diagnosis delays and lack of access to timely care contribute to these disparities.

The greatest disparity in BC-specific survival was observed in women with HR+ HER2− tumors, with Black women having a 50% higher mortality risk across tumor subtypes.

Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found.

Due to a lack of awareness about male breast cancer, most men are only diagnosed once it is already at an advanced stage.

A new meta-study shows that Black women are 40% more likely than white women to die from all types of breast cancer, and researchers say the reason why has little to do with biology, reports NBC News.