BU identifies contributors to high incidence of breast cancer in African-American women
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Investigators from the Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have reported findings that may shed light on why African American women have a disproportionately higher risk of developing more aggressive and difficult-to-treat breast cancers, specifically estrogen and progesterone receptor negative (ER-/PR-) cancers.