Having multiple children is generally thought to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women. But African-American women who give birth to two or more children have about a 50 percent greater chance than those who have no children at all of developing a kind of aggressive breast cancer, which is characterized by the absence […]
Why are African-American women more likely than those of European descent to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age, and with poor prognoses? It’s a provocative question, and one that a multidisciplinary team from the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University (BU), the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNC) and […]
Researchers at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have uncovered new evidence that might explain why African-American women have a disproportionately higher risk of developing more aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer. Read more at Huffington Post
Safety in numbers When the thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s revolutionized the drug regulatory system in the United States and elsewhere, the only group that did not benefit from the new safety net was the same group devastated by thalidomide’s destructive effects: pregnant women and their babies. Location is everything African American women who live […]
Eating lots of carrots and cruciferous vegetables — collard greens, cabbage, broccoli — could reduce breast cancer risk, particularly an aggressive form common among African American women, suggests a large new study. Read more at Reuters
Here are the real numbers on what the 59,000 women in the Black Women’s Health Study (BWHS) are doing to cut their health risks across the board. Read more at Heart & Soul
Black women who tend to eat foods more likely to lead to higher blood sugar may have slightly greater risk for uterine fibroids, suggest study findings. Read more at Reuters
African-American women who were younger at menarche, or the onset of their menstrual periods, were more likely to report a history of childhood sexual abuse, according to a new study led by a researcher at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center. Read more at Boston University
Slone Epidemiology Center uncovers link between zip codes and health. Read more at BU Today
A subgroup of black women may be at higher risk for developing hypertension due to racism, say researchers at Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center. Read more at Boston University