California volunteers needed for study aimed at better understanding cancer among Black women

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A landmark study just kicked off with the goal of answering why Black women have a much higher mortality rate when it comes to cancer. It just launched last week and they need volunteers in California to help.

SACRAMENTO – The study is named VOCIES of Black Women and it aims to promote just that. 'For most types of cancer, Black women actually have the highest death rate and shortest survival of most types of cancer compared to other racial/ethnic populations,' said Dr. Apla Patel with the American Cancer Society.

'Medicine is constantly evolving and again when we look at who's in those studies that are helping us learn about how to treat cancers and other health outcomes differently we have to look at the makeup of those populations,' Dr. Patel said.Officials want to better understand how factors like biology, lifestyle and behaviors, and access to quality treatment affect Black women.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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