Breast Cancer and African Ancestry

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Conference|American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (AACR)

In this video, Dr. Melissa Davis explains how African ancestry may play a role in breast cancer, and ways that genetics might be used to help guide treatment.

In this video, Dr. Melissa Davis explains how African ancestry may play a role in breast cancer, and ways that genetics might be used to help guide treatment.

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