Breast cancer facts to consider:
- Compared to White women, Black women have a 4% lower incidence rate of breast cancer.
- Compared to White women, Black women have a 40% higher breast cancer death rate
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screeing mammogram every two years for women ages 50-74 years. A cancer modeling simulation using race specific inputs showed that 1) initiating screening 10 years earlier (age 40 yr) reduced Black-White mortality disparities by 57%
The newly revised US Preventive Services Task Force issued in 2023 recommends that ALL women get screened every 2 years starting at the age of 40. USPSTF acknowledges that more evidence is needed to better understand if Black women would benefit from different screening strategies.
Chapman C. et al. "Identifying Equitable Screening Mammography Strategies for Black Women in the United States Using Simulation Modeling" Annals of Int Medicine. Oct 2021. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-6506
