The hundreds and hundreds of African-American women participating in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study made this discovery possible. Their willingness to take part in this outstanding population-based study and contribute DNA for genetic analysis is a remarkable legacy.

Jeffrey Canter

African American Cancer Discovery Study Women

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