African American Breast Cancer Awareness

African American Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among black women, and an estimated 30,700 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2016.

A new report from the American Cancer Society finds that breast cancer rates among African-American women in the United States are increasing. For decades, African-American women had been getting breast cancer at a slower rate than white women, but that gap is now closing.

Breast cancer can occur in women and rarely in men. Symptoms of breast cancer include a lump in the breast, bloody discharge from the nipple, and changes in the shape or texture of the nipple or breast. Treatment depends on the stage of cancer. It may consist of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.

Breast cancer knows no color, however there has to be more awareness for indigenous women. I have taken the time to create several images that support breast cancer awareness amongst African American women. The awareness and knowledge must reach their doorsteps. If we all have knowledge we can fight together. I stand forPink Power! I am ready to Fight Like a Hero to let all women know we Can Fight and Win!