Four months later, she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of the disease. AAPI women in this age cohort had the second-lowest rate of breast cancer among all racial groups in 2000. “Breast cancer is still more common the older we get, but it’s alarming to see younger women being diagnosed,” said Dr. Helen Chew, director of the clinical breast cancer program at UC Davis Health. Korean, Chinese, Filipina and South Asian American women face the highest risk of breast cancer. Disaggregating data is key to understanding what’s driving the rapid rise in breast cancer among Asian women, Chew said.

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Persons: Chi Huang, Huang, ”, Helen Chew, Scarlett Lin Gomez, who’s, ” Gomez, Gomez, Chew, ” Chew, Xers, it’s, “ Organizations: American, Pacific, American Cancer Society, UC Davis Health, University of California, “, South, Filipina, Indians, Pacific Islanders, UCSF Locations: Asia, San Francisco, U.S, Southeast