Are many AAPI women dying from breast cancer?
Among all other populations in the United States, AAPI women have the lowest breast cancer mortality rate. However, among certain groups within the AAPI population, death rates from breast cancer are significantly higher than among other ethnic populations. For example, Native Hawaiians have the highest mortality rate for any racial/ethnic group in the Unites States. In addition, breast cancer is the leading cause of death among Filipino women.
