Elevated Cancer Rates Found In Crestwood
A sign across the street from the Crestwood Municipal Building expresses residents displeasure with the city in Crestwood, Ill.; AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File Cancer cases for Crestwood, Illinois residents were elevated, according to a new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health . The study was prompted by a Tribune investigation last year that found Crestwood residents were …
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A recent study released in Chicago in early-August this year said that young black women with breast cancer were “far more likely” to get a more lethal and aggressive form of cancer compared to white women. The study covered a total of 496 women below the age of 55 who had been diagnosed with breast cancer from 1993 to 1996.
The study suggested that biology could provide some answers as to why black women were afflicted with deadlier forms of breast cancer than their white counterparts. Previous studies said the difference may have been due to inadequate screening rates.
» Read more: Breast Cancer More Lethal Among Young Black Women