Title: The 7 Deadliest Diseases For Blacks | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Headings: The 7 Deadliest Diseases For Blacks
The 7 Deadliest Diseases For Blacks
Why These Disparities?
Black Americans & Lung Disease
Blacks & Heart Disease
Blacks & Diabetes
Blacks & Sickle Cell Anemia
How Are These Disparities Being Dealt With For The Future?
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Content: Cancer treatment is equally successful for all races. Yet Black men have a 40% higher cancer death rate than white men. African American women have a 20% higher cancer death rate than white women. Why These Disparities? Genes. Genes definitely play a role. So does the environment in which people live, socioeconomic status — and, yes, racism, says Clyde W. Yancy, MD, associate dean of clinical affairs and medical director for heart failure/transplantation at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Unique Cultural Issues. Yancy says that all humans have the same physiology, are vulnerable to the same illnesses, and respond to the same medicines. Naturally, diseases and responses to treatment do vary from person to person.