(BPRW) White House Highlights Programs by TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance, Involving Breast Cancer Clinical Trials For Black Women

Published on September 19, 2023

(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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 participat...

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