North Carolina Summer Undergraduate Prostate Cancer Research Program

Abstract

The proposed training program for summer students is a joint effort of the Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center (WFBCCC) and two Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU), North Carolina A and T State University (NC-AT) and Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). North Carolina is among the most diverse states in the nation, and ranks seventh in the U.S. with respect to percentage of African American residents. Unfortunately, the state is also ranked 7 in the U.S. for incidence of prostate cancer, in part because of disparities among African American men. The goal of this project is to provide more opportunities for training in prostate cancer research to students who can then strive to address this important public-health issue in our region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1050245

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  • Kounosuke Watabe

Organizations

  • Wake Forest University

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  • African Americans
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cancer
  • Disparities
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • North Carolina
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Public Health
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Universities
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