Ladies, if you did not read last week's health tip on mammograms, please go back and read it because it could save your life. I cannot say it enough - breast cancer is real. A nationwide breast cancer study is underway and the study needs a large number of African American and other minority women to participate.

The Sister Study is designed to find out how the environment and genes affect the development of breast cancer. The study results will help the medical profession assure that future generations of women, including our daughters, granddaughters, and nieces will not be disproportionately impacted by what is now a major cause of death for African American women. Researchers are committed to including in the study a large number of African American and other minority women from all walks of life. The last time I checked, only about 350 women from South Carolina are participating in the study.

If you are between the ages of 35 and 74 you can participate in this landmark study conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Science. I invite you to go WWW.sisterstudy.org or WWW.estudiodehermanas.org or call 1-877-SISTER for more information on the study. Sista, Sista, this is your chance to make a difference. I am Dr. Thaddeus John Bell--- Closing the gap in health care.

Bell Update Volume 2, Chapter 20
Copyright May 2007