Title: The 7 Deadliest Diseases For Blacks | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
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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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The 7 Deadliest Diseases For Blacks
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that there are several deadly diseases that strike Blacks harder and more often than they do other groups, particularly whites. What are the ones affecting us the most? And more importantly, how can we better fight back? First, here are the top seven diseases to keep in mind…
• Diabetes. 60% more common in Blacks than in whites. Blacks are up to 2.5 times more likely to suffer a limb amputation and up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer kidney disease than other people with diabetes. The Ultimate Guide to Cutting Costs on Your Prescriptions
• Asthma. Blacks are three times more likely to die of asthma than whites. • Sarcoidosis. Deaths from lung scarring — sarcoidosis — are 16 times more common among Blacks than among whites.