Abstract A027: Myths and traditions in the African American community

The poster will display the trends and traditions that have hindered the growth of knowledge in the African Americans Communities, dealing with the diagnoses of cancer, research participation, and clinical studies. Myths, misconceptions and mistrust dealing with health disparities.

Citation Format: Loretta Herring. Myths and traditions in the African American community [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Twelfth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2019 Sep 20-23; San Francisco, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2020;29(6 Suppl_2):Abstract nr A027.