ICSBCS

In less than 24hrs, we open the #AACRdisp21 meeting! The program is filled with diversity, cutting-edge technology, world-class teams and a momentum to conquer disparities! @AACR has led the way in awareness and support of cancer disparities research. Join us! I can't wait!

“COVID is real, but women should know it is safe to come into the hospital to get their mammogram.” @NYPBrooklyn’s @IamDrVivian shares what Black women need to know about #BreastCancer in striving to eliminate health disparities: nyphosp.co/2EV5HOl CC: @WeillCornell

2⃣ Yet, over and over minority communities, particularly #Black people are labeled as less knowledgable, intelligent, compliant, etc etc and NOT offered access to #clinicaltrials #AACRdisp21 by @sniranjanPhD

Happening NOW! Not too late to join us...weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

5th Annual International Symposium: Improving Breast & Gynecological Cancer Management & Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) weillcornell.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Variations in two genes shed light on triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) risk in African American women, according to Dr. Melissa B. Davis (@MeliD32) of @WCMSurgery and a team of investigators from #WCM and @nyphospital. bit.ly/2TI90zi

Read June 7 - 14, 2021 #genomicsandhealthnews, including: @MIT Could all your digital photos be stored as #DNA?, @WeillCornell #BreastCancer Risk in African Americans Tied to #Genetic Variations, & more! bit.ly/3gAAWNu

National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week, June 17-23, has the social media hashtag, #BlackFamCan. Individuals and groups can participate by posting and tagging photos of community-based activities, meetings and events. bit.ly/3fVI72m

Melissa Davis, PhD (@MeliD32) and Lisa Newman, MD recently published in collaboration with @HenryFordNews and @ICSBCS research partners: "Investigation of TNBC risk alleles in an International African-enriched cohort" @SciReports nature.com/articles/s4159…

Don't miss the next @WCMCPathology Chair's Conference with presentations by #pathology residents Alicia Dillard, M.D., and Shaham Beg, M.D.(@BegShaham). May 17th at 5 PM. Zoom mtg. info. emailed to #WCM staff.