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The Quest for Early Detection and Equal Healthcare
Women with dense breasts are at an increased risk for a breast cancer diagnosis and are more likely to have a false negative mammogram....

Laura Crandon
Feb 23, 20244 min read
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Risk factor for Parkinson's discovered in genes from people of African descent
A team that included scientists from Lagos, London and the U.S. found a previously unknown gene variant that can nearly quadruple the...

Jon Hamilton
Feb 18, 20241 min read
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Mya Roberson, PhD, MSPH receives a two-year, $100,000 grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation to support her study with Touch4Life
Roberson and Crandon, the principal investigator and co-investigator, respectively, will use a quantitative and qualitative mixed methods...

Mya Roberson, PhD, MSPH
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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Is a Revolution in Cancer Treatment Within Reach For Black Women?
Laura Crandon, founder and president of Touch4Life, a breast-health equity nonprofit, shares her thoughts on The New York Times Opinion...

Laura Crandon
Aug 4, 20231 min read
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Testing your genes for cancer risk is way cheaper now — and it could save your life
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and about 10% of it is thought to come from inherited genetic mutations...
Nell Greenfieldboyce
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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