In advance of our 2024 "Sista Strut" Breast Cancer Walk sponsored by WDAS FM, Power 99 and Rumba 106.1 and supported by Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) - I speak to Dr. Oluwadamilola "Lola" Fayanju, Chief of the Division of Breast Surgery at Penn Medicine.  Dr, Fayanju discusses the factors that have resulted in higher mortality rates for Black Women and the critical importance of early detection and knowing family history.  
https://pennmedicine.org/BreastCancerCare

I also speak to Dr. Melissa Davis - Chair AACR Minority in Cancer Research Council and 
Director of the Institute for Translational Genomic Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine.  We discuss how Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. continue to experience health care disparities and advice on how to address these inequities.
https://www.aacr.org/

7th Annual SISTA STRUT Breast Cancer Walk - Saturday, June 22nd at Xfinity Live! A portion of the proceeds go to the American Association for Cancer Research, the largest and oldest cancer research foundation in the world.  
https://wdasfm.iheart.com/featured/sista-strut-philadelphia/