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Chicago Teen Leads Way To Colon Cancer Cure

According to the Prevent Cancer Foundation, colon cancer is the third most common cancer among African American men and women. African Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer more than any other ethnic group and also have the highest death rates from the disease. Stonewall’s research is critically needed.

Stonewall has won numerous awards for his research and was a finalist for the Intel International Science and Engineer Fair in 2013.

The results of his research were presented at the national meeting for the Society for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer in Washington, D.C., and he is listed as lead author.

Visit the BlackDoctor.org Colon Cancer center for more articles. 

July 24, 2016 by Sandria M. Washington

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