But it does not note that some groups such as the Chinese and Japanese have much lower rates of cancer death than whites, a similar tactic used in the AIDS campaign to walk around very low overall rates for all Asians. Another example of sweeping the good under the rug to paint a picture of gloom no matter how much better than whites statistics are. Some studies say Asian women catch up when they are born here, or are larger. Blacks aren't so high, but they have a high death rate. The Deadly Silence Over Breast Cancer and Obesity by Michael Fumento Obesity is the largest risk factor for breast cancer.
Minorities have a longer lag between abnormal mammogram and followup tests.
An Asian woman's chance of getting breast cancer increases by more than 80 percent within a decade of arriving in this country. Article claims that breast cancer increases with generations, and that Japanese being relatively high and Koreans low is consistent with this, but offers no direct generational statistics. Also states that even though incidence is relatively low, deaths are somewhat higher because of late detection. The overall rate of lung cancer is much lower for Asians, but it is slightly higher for some women, possibly due to stir frying. Source - American Lung Association Tesse Guillermo, Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum says risks are different for Asians, but doesn't explain why Asian rates are low.