War Against Cancer: Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Differ Among Races
Cancer- a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society says that white women have higher tendency to breast cancer compared to Hispanic women. The studies indicate that the research is needed to evaluate how this kind of cancer risk factors differs among ethnic and racial populations.
Breast cancers occur more frequently in certain ethnic groups but the causes and reasons behind these differences are not fully understood. For a more believable finding, Lisa Hines of the University of Colorado conducted a study with her team that considered how this cancer factors might be involved in explaining some of the observed differences in the possibility of the breast cancer among racial groups. These factors may include reproductive history, family history of cancer, menstrual history, hormone use, alcohol consumption among others. The group studied breast cancer among women from the southwest of the United States.