Community Connect: Cancer Screening

January 10, 2022
Health Equity
Black or African American
Early Detection and Treatment
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Watch an archived conversation presented by EBONY Magazine, discussing increasing cancer screening rates and access to care in the Black community.

Panelists:

Reshema Kemps-Polanco, Executive Vice President and Head, US, Novartis Oncology

Jamil Rivers, Metastatic Breast Cancer Thriver

Dr. Robert Winn, Director of VCU Massey Cancer Center

Cheryl Dotson, Breast Cancer Survivor

Moderator:

Jeff Johnson, EBONY Magazine

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