The vice president of the leading, Black-led national organization dedicated to what it describes as "The Black Breast Cancer Crisis" joined Eyewitness News on Tuesday.
Experts say Black women are 42% more likely to die of breast cancer as compared to white women.
Black women under age 35 are diagnosed at two times the rate as white women and are more likely to die at three times the rate.
Sisters Network Inc. Vice President Caleen Allen said these statistics show why the 2024 National Black Breast Cancer Summit is needed.
The summit, which will be held Oct. 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency in The Galleria, is free and open to the public.
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