Wednesday, October 7, 2009

15 % of Black African Women is Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Hybrid Medical eBilling Inc Business Intelligence:

15 % of Black African women is diagnosed with breast cancer to
7 % of white women. One of the great drugs that is use if you are in a high risk group for Breast Cancer is called Nolvadex. Black women, as a population, have higher rates for stroke and pulmonary embolism and lower rates of endometrial cancer, all of which may be increased by Nolvadex.

Percentage of breast cancer patients diagnosed with metastatic disease
(cancer that had spread):

White – 7%

Indian – 11%

Pakistani – 17%

Bangladeshi – 13% (not statistically significant because there were so few Bangladeshi women in this sample)

Black Caribbean – 11%

Black African – 15%

Chinese – 10%

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