The ‘disparities in care’ in treating uterine fibroids
Fibroids are tumors that grow on or in the wall of the uterus, and about 70% to 80% of women will have them in their lifetime. Black women suffer the most.
But fibroids are widely misunderstood and poorly researched. Federal research about fibroids receives far less money compared to other conditions like prostate or breast cancer.
While fibroids start small, they can grow to be very large — as big as a grapefruit, or even a watermelon. They are not cancerous, but they can wreak as much havoc as cancer by causing severe bleeding, anemia, pain and complicating the ability to have children.
Horizons host William Brangham discussed the research gap with Sateria Venable, founder of the Fibroid Foundation. The organization advocates for women suffering with fibroids and campaigns for greater awareness and research.
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