[Veto!]

The study is the largest yet to link a biological factor to the racial disparity, which also has been blamed on black women getting fewer mammograms and less aggressive treatment.

Interesting. And how about the role of diet and general nutrition? I wonder whether a family history of poor diet does something to the genes. Or even a good diet lacking in certain nutrients or over-concentrated on good nutrients that, in high concentrations, have negative effects. This chemistry set we walk around in is fascinating.

[Nathan Zachary]

I would think diet is a very large factor. That may make it harder to detect tumors early, resulting in cancers progressing to fatal stages.