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Overview of the summit meeting evaluating research in African-American women

✍ Scribed by Lovell A. Jones; Otis Brawley; Marian Johnson-Thompson; Ngina Lythcott; Lisa Newman

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 61 KB
Volume: 97
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11028

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✦ Synopsis

There is a disparity in the breast cancer survival rate among African-American women compared with the rate among white women. The summit meeting addressed the breast cancer crisis among African-American women by bringing together scientists, breast cancer advocates, and policy makers. The goal of the meeting was to develop a research agenda. For breast cancer research to advance, priority areas must be identified. The current article suggests questions and issues which are addressed in this cancer monograph.

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