Title: 8 Conditions With Higher Risk for African Americans
Headings: 8 Conditions With Higher Risk for African Americans
8 Conditions With Higher Risk for African Americans
About The Author
Sarah Lewis, PharmD

Content: And breast cancer in white women tends to be diagnosed in earlier stages. This is likely due to screening to find breast cancer early. Public health efforts to increase access to screening and treatment may decrease these disparities. 7
Chronic Liver Disease
Chronic liver disease is among the leading causes of death for African Americans. Factors that commonly contribute to chronic liver disease include obesity, alcoholism, and viral hepatitis infections. Black Americans are also more likely to get liver cancer and die from it than non-Hispanic whites. 8
Asthma
Asthma is more prevalent among both Black adults and children. African Americans with asthma are more likely to visit the emergency room and be admitted to the hospital. In fact, Black children are four times as likely to end up in the hospital compared to non-Hispanic white children. They also have a death rate that is 10 times as high.