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Strategies for Health after Breast Cancer: A Survivorship Guide for African American Women

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Overview:

Breast cancer deaths are 38 percent higher in African-American women than in white women. This 30-minute video addresses the special challenges faced by African-American breast cancer survivors. It features breast cancer survivors talking about their experiences and includes interviews with two University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty members, Stacy D. Garrett-Ray, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., a family medicine physician and clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine, and Cynthia L. Drogula, M.D., a breast surgeon and assistant professor of surgery.

The video was produced as part of a research study led by Renee Royak-Schaler, Ph.D., funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Read the news release.

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