Report shows Mahoning County women are at greater risk for breast cancer

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County women are at greater risk for breast cancer than women in the rest of Ohio and the nation, according to the 2011 Community Profile produced by Susan G. Komen for the Cure Northeast Ohio.

Mahoning was identified as one of the top five at-risk for breast cancer counties in Komen Northeast Ohio’s 22-county service area. Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to combating breast cancer.

Other counties identified in the Komen profile top five are Cuyahoga, Lorain, Richland and the combination of Harrison/Jefferson/Belmont. Steubenville is in Jefferson County.

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