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Medicine's Bianca Islam addresses underrepresentation of Black women in cancer research

Media | November 10, 2025 | Story by: Editorial Staff

The cancer question that could save thousands of Black women

WEWS: Bianca Islam, gastroenterology specialist in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and an ambassador for the American Cancer Society’s Voices of Black Women study, discussed a new project addressing long-standing underrepresentation of Black women in research. She emphasized its potential to improve future cancer diagnoses and outcomes for generations of Black women and their families.