{"id":16782,"date":"2025-02-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubanrose.wpbeta.vortexdev.com\/?p=16782"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:58:19","slug":"breast-cancer-in-black-communities-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubanrose.wpbeta.vortexdev.com\/en\/blog\/breast-cancer-in-black-communities-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast Cancer in Black Communities – What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women and 1 in 934 men in Canada. However, for Black communities, there are disparities in these numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n How does breast cancer manifest itself in <\/span>\n \n Black communities? <\/h2> <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

There are possible signs<\/a> to monitor that may be associated with breast cancer<\/a>. Consult the following resources from Healthline to visualize these signs on darker skin: 7 images of breast cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Does breast cancer only <\/span>\n \n affect women? <\/h2> <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n

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No. Breast cancer affects everyone, regardless of sex or gender identity. Although it is rare, breast cancer can develop in men since they also have breast tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, trans people are also at risk for breast cancer. For more details, Breast cancer in 2SLGBTQIA+ people<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n How does breast cancer affect <\/span>\n \n Black communities differently? <\/h2> <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Black communities show more new cases of breast cancer. In addition, Black women and Black men are at a higher risk of developing a type of breast cancer that is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n