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(Statistics from The American Cancer cancer than any other race or • Asian/Pacific Islanders have the
Society.) ethnic group. lowest death rate from breast
cancer.
Some variations in breast cancer can • White and Asian/Pacifi c
be seen between racial and ethnic Islander women are more likely • American Indian/Alaska
groups. For example, to be diagnosed with localized Natives have the lowest rates of
breast cancer than Black, developing breast cancer.
• The median age of diagnosis

Hispanic, and American Indian/
is slightly younger for Black Alaska Native women. It is time to take action and be breast

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to White women (63 years old).
• Black women have the highest
death rate from breast cancer.

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