Latinas Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Younger Age Once again,
here’s more evidence that underscores the importance of breast
cancer screening for Latinas: From the Houston Chronicle:
Mexican-American women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a
significantly younger age than Caucasian women, a surprising
finding from a new study that raises more questions about the
recent push to delay routine screening. University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center researchers surveyed women in Hispanic
neighborhoods in Harris County and found nearly half of those
with the potentially deadly disease were diagnosed before they
turned 50, about 10 years earlier than the national average for
all women. “This study shows the need to consider all
populations when developing prevention and screening
strategies,” said Melissa Bondy, an M.D. Anderson epidemiologist
and the study’s senior corresponding author. “The problem is
there simply haven’t been enough studies of minority populations
to develop strong risk assessment models