Disparities
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Forward Look
African-Americans at Higher Risk for Multiple MyelomaResearchers aim to identify possible reasons.
by Sue Rochman
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Forward Look
Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in U.S.Statistics show impact of prevention, early detection and treatment.
by Cameron Walker
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African-American Women May Benefit Less From HPV VaccineSeveral HPV subtypes that infect African-American women are not included in that vaccine.
by Cameron Walker
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India’s Rural DivideIn the Indian state of Gujarat, an American cancer survivor finds that ongoing efforts are aiming to improve cancer awareness and services for rural women, who often do not have the same access to health care as many urban women in India.
by Cynthia Ryan
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Q&A
Support in Any LanguagePatient advocate Ivis Febus-Sampayo promotes support services for cancer patients in minority communities.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Forward Look
It Takes a VillageImproving pediatric cancer care in developing countries
by Leah Lawrence
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Changing the Face of Clinical TrialsEfforts are under way to increase African-American enrollment in cancer clinical trials.
by Leslie Harris O'Hanlon
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Q&A
The Legacy of Henrietta LacksAuthor Rebecca Skloot reflects on the contributions of one woman to science and the importance of informed consent in human research.
by Alexandra Goho
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Forward Look
Can Genetic Ancestry Help Explain Cancer Risk?Q&A with Rick Kittles, associate professor of medicine and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.
by Stephen Ornes
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Forward Look
Bridging the DistanceQ&A with medical oncologist Ana María López, medical director of the telemedicine program at the University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson.
by Sue Rochman
