INTERVIEW: Linda Goler Blount - Cancer and It's Deadly Disparities

Posted by: Ed Phelps
Date Posted: November 9, 2008
Categories: Health

12:14 minutes (16.81 MB)

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Linda Goler Blount is National Vice President, Health Disparities with the American Cancer Society. In this Eye-On-The-Ball Interview she highlights how cancer affects African Americans, some of the profound disparities that exist, and shares some thoughts on what can be done to change these deadly circumstances. More information on cancer is available online at www.cancer.org, or you can call the National Cancer Information Center hotline at 800-227-2345.

Click here to download the American Cancer Society report "Cancer Facts and Figures For African Americans 2007-2008"

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What Is The Number 1 Issue For African Americans?

Posted by: BPC
Date Posted: November 7, 2008
Categories: Election 08'

Did You Know?

The wealthiest 10 percent of the U.S. population - 12 million Upper Middle Class, Affluent, Super Affluent and Wealthy households (35% of the estimated 105,480,101 American households in 2000) – generate fully 50 percent of all U.S. retail spending, and account for $4.1 trillion in annual consumption.

Source: The Annual Survey of Affluence and Wealth in America 2007

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