- this Ghanaian woman’s death was caused by a type of skin cancer, which later spread to her lungs, and was attributed to her ritual practice of skin bleaching for more than 20 years of her adult life.
According to the CDC(Addo, 2000, 144)
The graph below shows that in 2011:
- Among men, black men had the highest rate of getting cancer, followed by white, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native men.
- Among women, white women had the highest rate of getting cancer, followed by black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.
All Cancers Combined
Incidence Rates* by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1999–2011
Incidence Rates* by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1999–2011
