" (O'Malley, 190) The basic argument is that there is a certainty of a relationship between low-income and diminished health standards and treatment opportunities. Thus, the close association between low-income and the African-American race has a direct bearing on the severe disparity in racial vulnerability to breast cancer. As stated, this is also often because those in races tending toward lower income will often not receive proper screening and, if even possible, will be forced to undergo a treatment with its own health risks. Upon diagnosis, primary treatment is centered on chemotherapy, which uses traditional radiation methods to attack the cancer cells leached to one's system. Additionally, where tumors are present in the breast, a surgical procedure called a mastectomy will be performed. The mastectomy is generally considered the first choice in attacking...

It is a regularly performed surgery which is considered largely reliable. Technically, the surgery consists of "the removal of all of the breast tissue. Mastectomy is more refined and less intrusive than it used to be because in most cases, the muscles under the breast are no longer removed." (BCO, 1)
In cases where a mastectomy does not remove all traces of cancer or where the cancer has spread too far to be isolated for surgical removal, chemotherapy may be necessary. This medicinal treatment, that is common to most forms of cancer, is a rigorous form that attacks the cancer cells by flowing through the bloodstream. Though effective in many cases, it is also known for its physically challenging side effects such as hair loss and bodily sickness.

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