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Karen Knudsen: Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer, despite lower incidence than White women

Photo from Karen Knudsen/LinkedIn

Oct 29, 2023, 03:52

Karen Knudsen: Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer, despite lower incidence than White women

Karen Knudsen shared on LinkedIn:

“Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer, despite lower incidence than White women. At the American Cancer Society, we’re funding research to help eliminate these disparities.

You can help! For every post/share of the hashtag #WeDriveFor Chevy donates $5 to ACS.”

Source: Karen Knudsen/LinkedIn

Karen E. Knudsen is the CEO of the American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Prior to joining ACS, Dr. Knudsen served as executive vice president of Oncology Services and enterprise director for Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health. She also served as president for the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI), representing the 102 leading cancer centers in North America, and on the board of directors of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Dr. Knudsen currently holds leadership roles with some of the most important cancer entities in the United States. She serves on the board of advisors for the National Cancer Institute and on 12 external advisory boards for NCI-designated cancer centers. She is an active member of several committees with the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), in addition to serving on other academic and for-profit advisory boards.