BRCA1 and breast cancer: This racial disparity is concerning as Black women have a higher incidence of early‐age onset breast cancer before age 50 (33% vs. 21.9%) 4; are twice as likely to be diagnosed with triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC) (22 vs.11%) 5, an aggressive form of breast cancer that has been associated with a BRCA1 gene mutation 6; and have a 42% higher mortality rate from breast cancer compared to White women 7.