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Bridging the Cancer Care Gap

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Inclusive Cancer Treatment Begins Here

Why it Matters: People of African and Caribbean descent are underrepresented in cancer drug testing, limiting treatment effectiveness.

Dr. Simone Badal is transforming cancer research with the Caribbean’s first prostate and breast cancer cell lines derived from Black patients. Her work fills a critical gap in drug development and paves the way for more inclusive, equitable cancer therapies worldwide.

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