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Researchers identify breast cancer risk factors for younger black women

Black women under the age of 45 are at increased risk for an aggressive form of breast cancer [estrogen receptor (ER) negative] if they experienced a high number of pregnancies, never breast fed, and/or had higher waist-to-hip ratio.

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Researchers identify breast cancer risk factors for younger black women

Posted 9 years ago on Friday, October 21st, 2016 in Black Women's Health Study News

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