DIFFERENCES IN RELIGIOUSNESS AMONG BLACK-AND-WHITE WOMEN WITH BREAST-CANCER

Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than wh ite women but more likely to be adversely affected. However, little at tention has been paid to how these women cope with the disease. Using a comparative design, this study analyzes the differences in religious ness between black and white women with breast cancer. Findings sugges t that black women rely on religiousness as a coping resource to a gre ater extent than white women. Implications for how this information ca n be used in social work practice with black women are discussed.