Fighting Black:Breast Cancer in Our Community

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In This Issue • Fighting Black: Breast Cancer in Our Community • TheLoop21.com speaks on Breast Cancer in Our Community • Photo Gallery: Celebrities Battling Breast Cancer • Videos: Black women speak about Breast Cancer • Resources: Learn how to fight back!	In the United States, breast cancer is mainly thought of as a white, middle-class woman’s disease. While white women are diagnosed with it more often than any other group, Black women are more likely to die than white women after diagnosis. White women are also overwhelmingly represented in clinical trials of preventative medicines, which may be a contributing factor to this number. TheLoop21.com’s special issue: Fighting Black: Breast Cancer in Our Community endeavors to include black women in the dialogue during Breast Cancer Awareness month by addressing the disparities that exist in breast cancer detection, prevention and treatment. This newsletter will shed light on the special challenges that black women face in fighting breast cancer, while giving the proper media coverage that black women deserve.
	Breast Cancer at TheLoop21.com Breast Cancer Doesn’t Have to Kill but it Will if Excuses Prevail - Crystal Smith Calling Black women on the carpet for not taking better control of their health. Breast Cancer Among Black Women: The Deadly Sin in Our Health Care System - Devona Walker Examining the link between the health care system and breast cancer deaths in black women. The Economics of Breast Cancer - Raechel Leone Examining the real world cost of breast cancer treatment in this country and how that impacts Black women seeking treatment. Breast Cancer Transcends Class - Nsenga Burton This article examines how Breast Cancer rates in the Black community Examining how Breast Cancer rates in the Black community are related to lifestyle and economic challenges that are not necessarily related to poverty. All Black women matter in the fight against this pervasive disease.
Videos at TheLoop21.com Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation talked about her struggle with breast cancer, which she was diagnosed with before she was even 40. Two doctors talk about why and how Black women are vulnerable to breast cancer.

	Resources and Information Links National Breast Cancer Coalition (202) 296-7477 Breast Cancer Network of Strength (312) 986-8338 American Cancer Society (866) 228-4327 Living Beyond Breast Cancer (484) 708-1550 Cancer Care (800) 813-HOPE Men against breast cancer (866) 547-MABC Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (877) 465-6636

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