Black Women…Spread the Word About Breast Cancer!
Minority women don’t seem to be getting the word about breast cancer as loudly as they could be. Part of our goal is to reach those women who just don’t know or don’t believe they are as prone to getting this disease. The more women we educate, the fewer there will be who are dying from this disease.
Aretha Rogers may lose the occasional game of monopoly. but she’s winning her battle against breast cancer. “I kept my faith, my family kept praying, and I kept looking at the goal. there is a goal. That I was going to beat this.”
Even though African American women tend to get breast cancer less frequently than white women, those who do get it are often younger, and the disease tends to be more aggressive. In additions, doctors are finding that minority women often don’t seek medical care as soon as they should. “They may go in at a later stage, and the next thing you know, it’s more advanced, and then their opportunities for treatment are limited,” says Dr. Amber Isley.
It’s important for women to know that if caught early, breast cancer is curable. So spread the word that it’s ok to check your breasts, to go to the doctor, and to talk about breast cancer. The more women who know, the more survivors there will be.