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- Sylvester Investigator’s Hodgkin Lymphoma Protocol Could Change Care for Relapsed, Refractory Patients
- Sylvester Physician-Scientist Receives Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grant
- Junior Researcher Lands Competitive Grants for Pancreatic Cancer Focus
- Sylvester Researcher Chosen for Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation’s Career Development Program
- Sylvester Part of Groundbreaking NIH Trial Proving Anal Cancer Can Be Prevented
- The Childhood Cancer Project Focuses On Cures
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- Health Economist Heads Commission to Examine Global Cancer Care Inequities
- Dr. Chad Ritch Appointed Member of American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
- Sylvester Launches New Program To Prevent Breast Cancer In Those At High Risk
- VA Honors Investigator For Gastric Cancer Research
- Keeping Cancer In Its Place: Key Protein Identified
- Phase 1 Program
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- WHO Taps Sylvester in Global Fight Against Cervical Cancer
- Groundbreaking Research
- Community Outreach
- Orthopaedic Surgeon, Researcher Dr. Francis Hornicek Returns To Miami
- Sarcoma Specialist’s Return Elevates Sylvester Orthopaedic Oncology
- Dr. Marijo Bilusic Joins Sylvester as Genitourinary Site Leader
- Cancer Control Leader Joins Sylvester
- Educational Pathways Fuel Robust Cancer Research Pipeline
- Target: Multiple Myeloma Cure
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- Committed to Survivors’ Quality of Life
- Multidisciplinary Clinic
- Tackling Hispanic Cancer Disparities
- Training The Next Generation of Researchers in Disparities, Equity
- Researcher Drives Efforts To Educate Youth About E-Cigs, Hookahs
- Sylvester Studies Cancer Patient Advocacy Group’s Impact on Outcomes
- Clinic Addresses Sexual Dysfunction In Cancer Survivors
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Cancer often manifests differently in the Black community, leading to thousands of early deaths. Unfortunately, cancer among Black people has been woefully understudied. But researchers at Sylvester are leading an international effort to decode Black genomes and investigate the genetic drivers behind breast, ovarian and prostate cancer. The African-Caribbean scNetwork — comprising a dream team of researchers from the U.S., the Caribbean and Africa — hopes to provide new insights into why Black people are at higher risk for aggressive cancers and often develop them at younger ages. The project is being funded through a $1.65 million award from the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation.
“I study early events in breast and ovarian cancers, particularly what happens to cells before a woman develops cancer,” said Sophia George, Ph.D., associate director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Sylvester, and associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, who is the lead investigator on the project. “I also have a strong interest in the African diaspora and why we are more vulnerable to highly aggressive cancers. This grant will help our team combine these interests and dissect the genetic and cellular underpinnings that can lead to poor cancer outcomes.”