Monisha Washington spent more than a decade helping people navigate health care. Then, at 39, she was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. Editor Jasmine McBride shares her story and the Breast Cancer GAPS Project’s work to close gaps in outcomes for Black women.
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After surviving cancer twice, Reona Berry helps Black women navigate breast cancer
Two-time breast cancer survivor Reona Berry has spent 36 years fighting disparities in Black women’s breast cancer outcomes, from co-founding the African American Breast Cancer Alliance in 1990 to the organization’s first Colors of Cancer Health & Wellness Expo in July.