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This 4 page paper explores many issues as it relates to breast cancer. Does race matter? How do lifestyle choices fit into the picture? Research on the topic is discussed in depth. Many facts are relayed and the paper thoughtfully considers cancer clusters along with many other ideas. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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the disease amongst white, black, Asian and Jewish women. It appears that white women are more likely to get breast cancer than black women ("Racing," 2003). Researchers do however point
out that the risk is only slightly higher (Korde, Calzone & Zujewski, 2004). Further, early-onset cancers tend to be higher in African Americans (2004). These are obviously biological observations. Race
may in fact matter. Yet, while that may be the case, it is also true that white women fare better and this may not be due to biology. Dilonardo
& Riley (2003) explain that race matters more sociologically as an important factor and has to do with logistical barriers. What authors mean is that there are problems
like lack of family support, problems with child care or transportation and so forth (2003). This may mean that white women may get treated earlier on and more effectively simply
because they have greater access to resources. One doctor explains by relaying a rather horrific anecdote: "Thirty percent of black women in Atlanta who are treated for breast cancer dont
finish the treatment.... I had a woman who came in because her breast just fell off She had a tumor for six or seven years and her body had an
auto-mastectomy" (2003, 28). The fact that some women receive better care does not account for the fact that breast cancer is more prevalent in white women. Yet, this may not
be a biological phenomenon. It could be social as well. Lifestyle plays a role and it just might be that white women eat and live differently than others, and so
are at greater risk. Interestingly, a study on Asian women demonstrates that those who moved to the United States have higher rates of breast cancer than their counterparts who remained
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