Higher Cancer Rates in Black Women
According to a report by the Human Rights Watch, Black women have a higher mortality rate from cervical cancer than white women. Early detection is key, as in all cancers, for survival rates. However, lack of adequate healthcare causes women to miss this opportunity. The mortality rate for Black women is twice as high as for white.
Women in rural areas are less likely to have ready access to healthcare screenings, especially those who live on or below the poverty level. An article in the PR Newswire from February 2, 2022, notes that the President’s Cancer Panel states, “Urgent and immediate action must be taken to ensure more effective and equitable implementation of cancer screening…”
In addition, the findings are consistent stating, “too many Americans—particularly those in communities of color and socially/economically-disadvantaged populations—are presenting with more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis, enduring aggressive treatment, or dying from cancers that could have been detected at earlier, more treatable stages.”
Since the start of the pandemic, cancer screenings have been reduced by a whopping 90% in the U.S.
Until we can improve access to healthcare for all women, these statistics will continue to be alarming. At EBeauty, we can’t cure cancer but we can make the journey a little easier by offering a free wig to a cancer patient. One small act goes a long way to improve a woman’s outlook.
Why A Treatable Cancer Disproportionately Kills Black Women (yahoo.com)
