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 E-Mail IMAGE: Dr. Michelle Williams, an expert in developing culturally appropriate interventions for cancer prevention, led the study published in the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice. view more  Credit: George Mason University African American breast cancer survivors are four times more likely to die from breast cancer than women of all other races and ethnicities, and they have a disproportionately high rate of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD). New research led by George Mason University s College of Health and Human Services faculty Dr. Michelle Williams assessed African American breast cancer survivors risk factors and knowledge about CVD in the Deep South, where health disparities between African American women and women of other races is even larger. They found that although African American breast cancer survivors have a higher prevalence of CVD risk factors, their knowledge about CVD is low.

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