Running Head: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM BREAST CANCER

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African American Women Are More Likely To Die From Breast Cancer

Denise Blanchard

Student ID: 000239612

Western Governors University

August 20, 2012

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Research suggests African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer because of their lack of health insurance, late stage diagnosis, and their rate of obesity.

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Introduction A. African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than any other race of the same gender. B. African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer because of the lack of health insurance, late stage diagnosis, and their rate of obesity. 1. In 2009 it was reported that 1 in every 6 Americans was without health insurance (News-Medical.net, 2009). 2. African American women are often diagnosed with later stage breast cancer.

3. African American women are 26 percent more likely to be obese. II. The absence of health insurance is barrier for African American women. A. The absence of insurance leaves low-income women open to a higher rate of mortality since regular breast cancer screenings are almost nonexistent. For at least the last 20 years low-income women and women of color have suffered greatly due to the absence of health insurance (Peek, 2007). B. A study performed between 1997 – 2006 concluded that nearly 84 percent of the underinsured population included a significant number of African American patients with the poorest breast cancer survival rates (Komenaka et al, 2010). C.