Is the key to helping Black women survive breast cancer linked to their African ancestry? Jamilah Jackson 2017. A then 23-year-old, me, conducts a breast self-examination. It’s just a regular check because I am very aware of my family history of breast cancer. I found a lump and, because of that family history, I immediatelyContinue reading “World Cancer Day: Dr. Evelyn Jiagge’s mission to save Black women”
Author Archives: Precision Medicine for African Breast Cancer
New Initiative by Henry Ford Cancer Institute Aims to Increase Minority Participation in Clinical Trials
March 11, 2021. $750,000 Grant from Genentech Will Support Collaboration with the Detroit Urban Research Center DETROIT (March 11, 2021) – Henry Ford Cancer Institute is launching the Participatory Action for Access to Clinical Trials (PAACT) project to dramatically improve the representation of the African American community and other minorities in cancer clinical trials Supported by aContinue reading “New Initiative by Henry Ford Cancer Institute Aims to Increase Minority Participation in Clinical Trials”
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Book Announcement
REVISE: This book is intended for all women of color. Educated or uneducated. Rich or poor, in Africa or any other part of the world. It is also intended for any woman of color who has been diagnosed with any breast lesion or have a personal or family history of breast cancer and is seekingContinue reading “Book Announcement”
Our Research
Women with African ancestry present as a group of people with higher rate of aggressive breast cancers but have a disadvantaged socio-economic status which limits their access to even the available care. Both of these factors predispose them to having poor outcomes for breast cancer. The study of TNBC among women facing an elevated riskContinue reading “Our Research”
Mission Statement
REVISE: The Jiagge Lab and the Precision Medicine for African Breast Cancer (PMABC) aim to improve patient outcomes by identifying biomarkers for screening and treatment in women with African ancestry with breast cancer and to increase knowledge and access to screening methods in the African American community. Specifically, our research objective is to study theContinue reading “Mission Statement”