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Racial Bias Found in Selection of Patients for Cancer Clinical Trials: Study

by WI Guest Author March 30, 2020December 21, 2021

Racial bias is a factor when it comes to selecting participants for cancer clinical trials, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Exhibit Honoring Henrietta Lacks Kicks off 13-City Tour in D.C.

by WI Guest Author June 17, 2017October 30, 2020

The Capital Wheel will be illuminated for the Stand Up to Cancer event on Sept. 9. (Courtesy photo)

Capitol Wheel to be Lit for Cancer Fundraiser

by Stacy M. Brown September 7, 2016October 30, 2020

Approximately 2.5 million men in the nation currently have prostate cancer, and African-Americans are 70 percent more likely to develop the disease than whites. (Courtesy of nationalurbanmedia.com)

Genomics, Studies Try to Uncover Prostate Cancer

by Reporter II September 14, 2015October 30, 2020

24-Hour Cancer Blood Test Could be a ‘Game-Changer’

by Washington Informer September 11, 2015October 30, 2020

New Findings on Coffee and Cancer Risk

by Washington Informer August 18, 2015October 30, 2020

Jamaican Scientist Announces Breakthrough in Developing Cancer Drug from Local Plant

by Reporter II May 30, 2015October 30, 2020

Dreaming, Believing in Prostate Cancer Cure

by Washington Informer May 22, 2015October 30, 2020