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COVID-19 has impacted many communities of color, learn how to stay safe throughout the pandemic.
Learn the most updated recommendations for current breast cancer patients and survivors.
Who are we?
We are a group of researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. We work in collaboration with the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund and Nueva Vida, two community organizations that support breast cancer survivors in the Washington, DC area.
Together, we aim to empower Black and Latina breast cancer survivors with access to information about COVID-19 and breast cancer.
We conducted a study that interviewed approximately 50 Black/African American and Latina breast cancer survivors to learn about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and their needs as breast cancer survivors.
The information we gathered revealed a big need among breast cancer survivors for reliable and trustworthy sources of information that is easy to understand. Also, information needs to mainly target breast cancer survivors.
This website is the result of our teams’ work to identify the needs in the community and fill in the gaps regarding COVID-19 and breast cancer. All the information shared in this website is based on scientific data, information from experts, and real stories from Black/African American and Latina breast cancer survivors in the community.
We hope that you find this a valuable resource.
This project was funded by a pilot award from the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS).
Thank You
To all the women who participated in our study. As well as the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund and Nueva Vida for your help in bringing this project to life. Your support makes our research possible.
The information on this website has been reviewed and approved by medical professionals, public health professionals, and other expert consultants.
The information on this website has been reviewed and approved by medical professionals, public health professionals, and other expert consultants.
Click here to view a list of reviewers.
Click here to view a list of reviewers.
Claudia Campos Galván, MA. Chief Programs Officer and Survivorship Program Director at Nueva Vida, Inc.
Dennis Carroll, PhD. Chair of the Global Virome Project Leadership Board.
Elizabeth D. Barrow, MD. Hematology/Oncology Fellow at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elizabeth Saylor. Education and Outreach Patient Navigator, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Florencia Gonzalez, MPH. Community Networks Manager, Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS)
Jacqueline Beale. Expert consultant, Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund
Jehan El-Bayoumi, MD, FACP. Professor of Medicine, The George Washington University
Jill Mull. Education and Outreach Patient Navigator, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Karen Teber. Sr. Director, Strategic Communications, Georgetown University Medical Center
Larisa Caicedo. Managing director and Cultural Competency Strategy & Logistics at CS Consulting
Marsha Samson, PhD. Washington, DC Health Epidemiologist
Thelma D. Jones. Founder, Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund
Ysabel Duron, BA. Founder/ Executive Director of the Latino Cancer Institute
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