Highlights of news include GMA, Forbes, NBC, and USA Today.The American Cancer Society announced publicly our historic VOICES of Black Women study on Tuesday, May 7. Within minutes of its release, national news media outlets were sharing details of the study’s objectives and enrollment. Highlights include:ABC 7 (IL), “Study investigates why Black women are more likely to die from cancer”ABC 7 (NY), “New study on Black women's health care and cancer”ABC News, “Black Women & Cancer: Major New Study from the American Cancer Society”ABC News, “Study of 100K Black women launches to figure out why more Black women are getting cancer”Atlanta Daily World, “American Cancer Society Calls For 100,000 Black Women To Join Landmark Cancer Disparities Study”Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), “Landmark study of cancer in Black women launches in Georgia”Becker’s Hospital Review, “American Cancer Society embarks on largest study of cancer risk in Black women”Black Enterprise, “American Cancer Society’s New Study, ‘VOICES of Black Women’ Slated To Be Largest in U.S.”Black Information Network, “Researchers Launch Landmark Cancer Study For Black Women”CNN, “Largest study of its kind to investigate why Black women are more likely to die from most types of cancer”Forbes, “Massive Study Of Cancer In Black Women Announced: 100,000 Subjects Over 30 Years” (Also included in “Editor’s Picks”)NBC News, “Landmark study of cancer in Black women launches in 20 states, aiming to be largest ever”News4Jax (FL), “Initiative launched in 20 states to understand cancer disparities, health conditions of Black women”Newsday (NY), “American Cancer Society seeking to enroll 100,000 Black women for 30-year study”USA Today, “Why are Black women more likely to die of cancer? Cancer society launches long-term study”WHDH (MA), “Voices of Black Women Initiative by American Cancer Society set to transform lives of Black women”WSB (GA), “American Cancer Society needs 100,000 Black women to participate in largest study of its kind”
