White House Highlights Programs by TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, Involving Breast Cancer Clinical Trials For Black Women
As announced in the White House Cancer Moonshot Fact Sheet this month, TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance ‘TOUCH BBCA,’ will bolster Black women’s breast cancer clinical trial participation by 2025 committing to reaching 350,000 Black women and motivating 25,000 into trial portals.
- As announced in the White House Cancer Moonshot Fact Sheet this month, TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance ‘TOUCH BBCA,’ will bolster Black women’s breast cancer clinical trial participation by 2025 committing to reaching 350,000 Black women and motivating 25,000 into trial portals.
- “We must advance the science for Black Breast Cancer to reduce the devastating mortality rate for Black women.
- As of today, we have sent over 12,000 Black women into clinical trial portals,” says Ricki Fairley, CEO of TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance.
- “The lack of representation of Black women diagnosed with breast cancer in clinical trials perpetuates disparities in cancer outcomes," said Lauren Davis Pariani, Director, Patient Advocacy Relations, Genentech.