Getting the Right Treatment at the Right Time to Reduce Inequities in Breast Cancer Survival | | Blogs | CDC

Getting the Right Treatment at the Right Time to Reduce Inequities in Breast Cancer Survival | | Blogs | CDC

Breast Cancer Special Edition

Getting the Right Treatment at the Right Time to Reduce Inequities in Breast Cancer Survival

In 2017, CDC published a wide-ranging series of articles on 5-year survival across several cancers. For breast cancer, the 5-year survival for all women was around 90%, but survival was more than 10% lower among black women compared to white women. A new blog post for Breast Cancer Awareness Month discusses how a coordinated team approach can improve these differences.