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Article: Breast cancer mortality rates are higher for minority women
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- Call & Post
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- June 8, 2006
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The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has marked National Minority Cancer Awareness Week with the launch of a grassroots advocacy campaign aimed at highlighting outcome disparities for minority women diagnosed with breast cancer and emphasizing the need for access to quality breast cancer care for all patient populations.
During this campaign, the Komen Foundation is calling on Congress to increase funding for programs designed to address the needs of Americans who are disproportionately impacted by cancer. In addition, citizens are encouraged to log onto www.ActNowEndBreastCancer.org and join other Komen Foundation advocates in the fight to end breast cancer disparities.
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