Team Research Forum: Precision Medicine for Marginalized Populations
Team Research Forum: Precision Medicine for Marginalized Populations
Join the UC Davis Office of Research and UC Davis Health at 10:30am on Friday, March 24th to hear about a program that is making breast cancer precision medicine more accessible to marginalized communities. Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement (LUCHA), an initiative of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, aims to increase knowledge and awareness about cancer prevention among Latino populations in California while also increasing their participation in early detection screenings and clinical trials.
Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement (LUCHA) is one of four UC Davis Health programs funded as part of a new UC Davis initiative is known as the HEAL-HER (Heart, BrEast and BrAin Heath Equity Research) Program. HEAL-HER is supported by a $24 million award to UC Davis Health for women’s health research in breast cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease.
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