The work to be provided under this project is to circumvent barriers to primary prevention and secondary prevention that Blacks face for specific cancer sites. Specifically to: 1) Identify key factors that contribute to avoidable mortality, 2) implement interventions; and 3) identify prototype approaches to the reduction of avoidable mortality for wide-spread dissemination.
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