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Cancer entails physical and emotional challenges that affect daily activities, including those associated with the maternal role. We are particularly interested in the emotional challenges faced by these women, such as: concerns about the ways in which family dynamics will be affected and how cyclical treatments and periodic checkups could compromise the relationship with their young children.
Read MoreBlack people have the highest cancer mortality rate of any racial or ethnic group. Among Black women, breast cancer makes up about a third of all cancer diagnoses, with ER+ breast cancer being the most common. Black women with ER+ breast cancer are 42% more likely to die of the disease than white women.
This study examined gene expression in breast tumor and normal samples from 185 Black patients and compared them to samples from white women, revealing significant molecular differences in DNA repair in breast tissue that could help explain why more Black women die from ER+ breast cancer. The work suggests that addressing the disparity could be as simple as changing the timing of existing breast cancer treatments for Black women.
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