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women with breast cancer have It is time to take action, end disparities, • Get screened! Ask your doctor
triple-negative breast cancer, and be breast health aware. Ladies… or nurse practitioner about
more than any other racial/ Th e Susan G. Komen for the Cure which screening tests are right
ethnic group. recommends that you: for you. Have a mammogram
every year starting at age 40 if
• Black women have a higher • Know your risk by learning
chance of developing breast about your family health history you are at average risk. Have
a clinical breast exam at least
cancer before the age of 40 than and talk to your health care
every three years starting at age
white women. provider about your personal
20 and every year starting at age
risk.
• At every age, Black women are 40.
more likely to die from breast
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