STUDY TARGETS AFRICAN AMERICANS

Boston University has just received a nearly $20 million dollar grant to specifically study how breast cancer affects African-American women.  Cancer in this ethnic group is often more aggressive and strikes women at a younger age.  And although African American women are less likely to get breast cancer, they are more likely to die from it, when compared to women of European ancestry.  Here's more info:


http://www.boston.com/Boston/whitecoatnotes/2011/08/boston-university-lead-research-breast-cancer-african-american-women/xlzyd9TxU8OuyLc3rvPZEL/index.html