Black women face a triple threat from breast cancer making early detection important. GET THOSE MAMMOGRAMS

For Black women in America, a breast cancer diagnosis brings with it a disturbing statistic. Black women are less likely to develop breast cancer but 40 percent more likely to die from it than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That alarming state makes early detection all the more critical for Black women. Yamiche Alcindor reports on the complicated story behind the statistics.

The video below is a year old but still relevant today. Get those mammograms ladies!