We all know the threat that breast cancer poses to American women. The numbers tell the story. According to Jeanne Blake’s research, one out of nine American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. The threat is even greater in women of African descent (Blake, 2003 [1]). Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among African American women and the second leading cause of cancer death. No matter what stage the breast cancer is in, African-American women have a much lower survival rate than white women. In order for one to comprehend the devastating circumstances that result from breast cancer, one must first understand what is breast cancer.
“Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Once
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