Voices of Black Women - Let's think about this..

Black Women’s Health Podcast

Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Henrietta Lacks - Holmesburg Prison, etc etc etc Is it any wonder that Black persons haven't chosen to participate in medical studies. For decades, other persons and and other companies profited from the research that was done on the HeLa (HEnrietta LAcks) cells without any acknowledge, profit or benefit offered to the family of Henrietta Lacks. Thanks to Henrietta Lacks, legislation has been passed to study the reasons for those who have been under-represented in cancer clinical trials. The American Cancer Society has launched a study called Voices of Black Women. The goal is to recruit 100,000 Black women to study lifestyle , dietary habits, health issues and associations with cancer. The pressing question is how do you overcome the mistrust given the history We pose a suggestion for consideration. What’s your opinion?

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