Advancing Breast Cancer Equity for a Healthier Future

Enhancing Awareness: Increasing Participation of
Black Women in Cancer Clinical Trials
 

Dr. Omene
Coral Omene, MD, PhD
Medical Oncologist
Rutgers Cancer Institute
of New Jersey

Dorothy Reed
Ms. Dorothy Reed
Breast Cancer Survivor
Co-founder and President of
Sister2Sister, Inc.

 

If you are diagnosed or know someone with breast cancer, please join us for an in-person town hall event – Enhancing Awareness: Increasing Participation of Black Women in Cancer Clinical Trials, hosted by Dr. Coral Omene, Medical Oncologist at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, and Ms. Dorothy Reed, Breast Cancer Survivor and Co-Founder/President of Sister2Sister, Inc.

  • Date: Friday, May 19, 2023
  • Time: 3:00 to 5:00pm
  • Location: Parsonnet Auditorium, Frederick B. Cohen Comprehensive Cancer & Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons & Schuyler Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112

Benefits of Participating
two Black women holding pink breast cancer awareness ribbons

  • Opportunity to enroll
  • Access to resources
  • Collaboration with others
  • Increase knowledge
  • Make informed decisions
  • Improve survival
  • Be a part of the solution - your input is valuable
  • Hear a patient advocate's (breast cancer survivor) journeyQR Code

 

*** Pre-registration is required ***

 

Previous Town Hall Events

  • View the recording of our March 28, 2023, Town Hall Event featuring Dr. Coral Omene, Medical Oncologist at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Kathleen Toomey, MD, Medical Oncologist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, and Ms. Dorothy Reed, Breast Cancer Survivor and Co-Founder/President of Sister2Sister, Inc.

Support for this program is provided by the V-Foundation for Cancer Research in partnership with ESPN and Susan G. Komen.