Nazik Hammad discusses access to care for Black Women with breast cancer

Nazik Hammad shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Many thanks to the Black Physicians Association of Ontario (BPAO) for inviting me during breast cancer awareness month to discuss our Lancet Commission on Women, power, and cancer in addition to role of racism and allostatic load in worsening outcomes for Black women with breast cancer and how we can as a community come together and advocate for better access to care.”

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Nazik Hammad is a Professor at the Division of Hematology and Oncology, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto. She is the Chair of the Education and Training Committee of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC). Dr. Hammad is a visiting professor at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. She is the co-chair of the Network for Advancing Black Learners (Medical Students and Residents) in Ontario. She is the former Director of Global Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University. Dr. Hammad is the recipient 2019 Harvard Global Health Catalyst Distinguished Young Leader Award.