Black women have a 40% higher risk of dying from breast cancer.
care, with non-white Americans and those without health insurance far less likely to be up to date with recommended screenings.
Black women are at a 40% higher risk of dying from breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women, even though they are 6% less likely to develop breast cancer, according to the report.launched a study The age for routine screening was dropped from 50 to 40 to account for the 2% increase in breast cancer diagnosis rates each year among women in their 40s, according to the USPSTF.The updated recommendations will not impact insurance coverage, but by law, mammograms should be covered by insurance for all women 40 and older.MORE: What to know about calculating breast cancer risk after Olivia Munn's diagnosisDr.
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