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Article: Local African American Women are Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
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- Oakland Post
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- October 15, 2000
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James, Juliette
Oakland Post
10-15-2000
Local African American Women are Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
By Juliette James
On Oct. 22, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a special
group of African American men and women will join 12,000 others in Golden
Gate Park for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast
Cancer, a five-mile walk benefitting breast cancer programs.
They are members of the American Cancer Society's African Americans Task
Force, a group dedicated to educating the Bay Area's African American
community about cancer prevention and the importance of early detection,
with the goal of eliminating the unequal burden of cancer. African
Americans have ...