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Leukemia is more threatening to Black patients than white patients

Black patients tend to be diagnosed years earlier

Black patients also are 31% more likely to die from their leukemia

THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Leukemia poses a considerably higher risk to Black patients compared to white patients, a new study says.

Black patients are diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at a younger age and are more likely to die from the blood cancer, according to findings presented Saturday at a meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Orlando.

“Our findings confirm those of previous, smaller studies that Black patients with AML develop the disease at a significantly younger age, on average, than white patients and, even when treated in clinical trials, have

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