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This supplement issue was supported by the National Cancer Institute (Grant no. K01 CA148889).

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  1. Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, 30460, USA

    Levi Ross

  2. Department of Public Health Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

    John S. Luque

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Ross, L., Luque, J.S. Overview of Cancer Prevention and Control and African-Americans. J Canc Educ 31, 184–186 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-016-0992-7

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