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News · 10-23-2008, 03:10 PM

Chicago black women's mortality rate from breast cancer was 116% higher than that of white women in 2005, according to a new report from the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The task force last year reported that the mortality gap was 68%.

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News Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18,994	Breast Cancer Mortality Gap Grows Between White, Black Women In Chicago, Report Says Chicago black women's mortality rate from breast cancer was 116% higher than that of white women in 2005, according to a new report from the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The task force last year reported that the mortality gap was 68%. More...