--- title: "Learn More About Inequities in Breast Cancer: Race and Place Matter" date: 2012-05-14T22:18:27-04:00 author: OBOS Admin canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/learn-more-about-inequities-in-breast-cancer-race-and-place-matter" section: Blog (Archive) --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Learn More About Inequities in Breast Cancer: Race and Place Matter By Christine Cupaiuolo • May 14, 2012 Please note: This entry -- originally posted at [Our Bodies, Our Blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog) -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above. [Breast Cancer Action](http://bcaction.org/ "Breast Cancer Action") is offering a free, one-hour webinar examining the racial and socio-economic factors that influence the health of individuals and communities. Titled "Inequities in Breast Cancer: Race and Place Matter," the webinar will take place Tuesday, May 15, at 2 p.m. PDT/5 p.m. EST ([register here](https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/491603486 "Register for webinar")) and again on Wednesday, May 16, at 11 a.m. PDT/2 p.m. EST ([register here](https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/996690902 "Register for webinar")). "Inequities in breast cancer risk and outcomes vary among different racial and ethnic communities and are well documented," [writes Sahru Keiser](http://bcaction.org/2012/04/25/free-webinar-social-determinants-of-health-and-inequities-in-breast-cancer/ "Free Webinar: Inequities in Breast Cancer: Race and Place Matter"), BCA program associate of education and mobilization. "In our efforts to address and end this disease, health activists, practitioners, and legislators must focus on the social and economic context in which the disease arises." Keiser is presenting the webinar with Irene Yen, associate professor of medicine and associate director of the Experiential Learning, Health & Society Pathway at University of California, San Francisco. Among the questions they'll address: > Why are white women more likely to develop breast cancer, yet African American, Latina and Samoan women are more likely to die from the disease? Why do women of color tend to develop more aggressive breast cancers at earlier ages than white women? Why are we seeing the sharpest rise in breast cancer rates in Japanese women in Los Angeles? Topics covered will include: > • How where we live, work and play defines our access to good health > > > > • Breast cancer inequities in under-served communities > > > > • How breast cancer research acknowledges race > > > > • Inequities in breast cancer clinical trials > > > > • How you can work for health equity Learn more at Breast Cancer Action about [environmental links to breast cancer](http://bcaction.org/our-take-on-breast-cancer/environment/ "breast cancer and the environment") and the importance of social justice. And visit BCA's [Think Before You Pink](http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/ "Think Before You Pink") project, which raises awareness about conflicts of interest in pink-ribbon marketing -- like [KFC's Buckets for the Cure campaign](http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/?page_id=1011 "What the Cluck?") that promoted fast food restaurants in low-income neighborhoods. One of the current campaigns [takes on Eli Lilly](http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6098/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10580 "Tell Eli Lilly to Stop Pinkwashing"), the only company in the world making and distributing rBGH, an artificial growth hormone found in many dairy products that is linked to increased risk of breast cancer. BCA is working to remove rBGH from the food supply completely. Free Think Before You Pink toolkits featuring resources and information are available [here](http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/?page_id=1800 "Think Before You Pink toolkits"). --- #### 0 Response Our Bodies Ourselves is no longer able to accept comments. ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)Topics - [Breast Cancer](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/breast-cancer) - [Environment](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/environment) - [Public Policy](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/public-policy) - [Race & Ethnicity](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/race-ethnicity) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)