Breast cancer places greater financial burden on black women

(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) Having breast cancer placed a significantly greater financial strain on black women than white women, according to study at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. A survey of women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in North Carolina between 2008 and 2013 found that two years after a diagnosis, 58 percent of black women reported a negative financial impact of cancer, compared with 39 percent of white women.