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Overview of the summit meeting evaluating research in African‐American women
Author(s) -
Jones Lovell A.,
Brawley Otis,
JohnsonThompson Marian,
Lythcott Ngina,
Newman Lisa
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.11028
Subject(s) - summit , breast cancer , medicine , white (mutation) , african american , cancer , geography , ethnology , history , biochemistry , chemistry , physical geography , gene
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. Cancer 2003;97(1 Suppl):207–10. © 2003 American Cancer Society. DOI 10.1002/cncr.11028