Breast Cancer Mortality Drops in US, but Pockets of Racial Disparities Remain

Summary: Over the last 20 years, fewer women in the US have been dying from breast cancer. This sounds like great news, but researchers found a hidden problem. When they looked at specific counties, they saw that breast cancer deaths are actually going up for some groups. Older Asian, Native American, and Latina women are seeing higher death rates in certain areas. Also, Black women over 75 still have the highest death rate of all. Experts think this is happening because older women are often left out of medical studies. Other reasons include a lack of doctors and unfair housing rules in some neighborhoods.

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