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Asian Women Face Rising Breast Cancer Risk | Science News
A startling new study from UC San Francisco reveals a dramatic surge in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women—rising faster than any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S., hitting younger women under fifty hardest and disproportionately affecting aggressive subtypes like triple-negative. Rates climbed over three percent annually across most groups, with Chinese and Vietnamese women seeing even steeper jumps. Despite unchanged screening rates, cancers are being diagnosed at later, more advanced stages. Historically, Asian American women had lower breast cancer rates than white…
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