Breast Cancer

Assignment 10 – Danielle

1. How are breast cancer rates different among black women compared to white women?

2. What types of tumors are black women more likely to get than white women?

3. Why are white women more likely to survive breast cancer than black women, even if they are diagnosed at the same stage?

4. How do genes affect breast cancer risk, even though there is no “race” gene?

5. What is the link between personal care products and breast cancer?

5b. Why are black women affected even more than the general public?

6. How does where you live and work affect your risk of breast cancer?

7. What is the connection with vitamin D and breast cancer? Why are black women more vulnerable?

8. How does age of menstruation affect breast cancer risk?

Assignment 10 – Luisa

1. What did Luisa do in Mexico for work? What does she do now?

2. How did Luisa’s insurance status and location affect her treatment options?

3. How does immigrating to the U.S. affect breast cancer risk?

3b. What could be the cause?

4. Why might rural, Latina women be at higher risk for breast cancer?

5. What are the different ways pesticides can increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer?

6. What other types of contaminants are thought to contribute to breast cancer?

7. Why are some groups of women likely to receive substandard breast cancer treatment?

8. What two characteristics does Luisa have that may reduce her risk of dying from breast cancer?

Assignment 10 – Wendy

1. Is Wendy part of a low-risk or a high-risk group for developing breast cancer?

2. What is one danger of grouping all Asian/Pacific Islanders together?

3. What happens to a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer the more generations their family has been in the U.S.?

4. What is the affluence paradox?

4b. What are some of the explanations as to why more affluent women are more likely to survive?

5. How does light at night affect a women’s risk of developing breast cancer?

6. What is Wendy exposed to at work that may have increased her risk of developing breast cancer?

7. How might PBDEs affect breast cancer risk? How are Californian’s especially susceptible?