Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force Announced Members of Chicago Breast Cancer Quality ...(rates between African-American and white...),Health

Date:10/30/2009

rates between African-American and white women in Chicago. The study found that the breast cancer mortality rate for African-American women in Chicago was 68 percent higher than that of white women, a disparity that cannot be explained by genetics alone. New data released in 2008 showed that the disparity continued to grow to 116 percent. The report dramatically illustrated that over the last 23 years, advances in mammography screening and breast cancer treatment in Chicago have not helped reduce breast cancer mortality for African-American women. The report was a wake-up call to the entire medical community that more needs to be done to improve breast cancer awareness, access, screening and treatment.

Today, over 100 organizations and more than 200 breast cancer experts make up the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force. In October 2007, the Task Force released its first major report, "Improving Quality and Reducing Breast Cancer Mortality in Metropolitan Chicago," with 37 recommendations for addressing racial disparities in breast cancer mortality. In October 2008, the Task Force announced funding by Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the creation of the Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium and awarded two large grants to breast cancer advocacy organizations in African-American communities to conduct grassroots outreach and education efforts through funding provided by the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.

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