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: The disease recently killed former NFL star Reggie White at age 43. • Lung Cancer. Despite lower tobacco exposure, Black men are 50% more likely than white men to get lung cancer. • Strokes. Strokes kill 4 times more 35- to 54-year-old Black Americans than white Americans. Blacks have nearly twice the
first-time stroke risk of whites. The Top 10 Flat-Belly Foods
• High Blood Pressure. Blacks develop high blood pressure earlier in life — and with much higher blood pressure levels — than whites. Nearly 42% of Black men and more than 45% of Black women aged 20 and older have high blood pressure. • Cancer.