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Karriem Watson, senior research specialist at the Cancer Center at the University of Illinois Chicago.

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Governors State Univ., UIC Cancer Center Partner to Examine Cancer Disparities

The mortality rate for breast and colon cancer in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood is nearly twice as high as that of the national average, according to a study by the Cancer Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). A similar problem exists in south suburban Ill. communities with large black populations, said Karriem Watson, senior research specialist at the Cancer Center.