Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer, according to statistics gathered by cancer epidemiologists. “Those are the statistics that started us on this path,” said Electra Paskett, PhD, co-leader of the OSUCCC – James Cancer Control Program and one of the country’s leading cancer epidemiologists. The path led to the creation of the new OSUCCC – James Turning the Page on Breast Cancer in Ohio program. It is funded by Pelotonia, and is led by Paskett and Heather Hampel, MS, LGC, the OSUCCC – James associate director of human genetics. In this episode, Paskett and Hampel explain the causes of the problem, how Turning the Page on Breast Cancer in Ohio will address and reduce many of these issues, and how it will save the lives of Black women in urban centers throughout the state. Turning the Page on Breast Cancer in Ohio will partner with local healthcare centers and utilize a multi-level approach that includes risk assessment, appropriate screenings based on these risk factors, genetic screenings and counseling, and “prompt and appropriate treatment” for women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. The program also includes an educational component for healthcare providers to help them better serve their patients. “In the genetic screening component, we are looking for mutations such as the BRCA,” Hampel said of the hereditary breast cancer genetic mutation that leads to an increased. She added that studies have shown Black women are more likely to have the BRCA mutation, and the disparities in the number of Black women who receive genetic testing and counseling “are even more extensive than we thought.” The program – as well as the overall number of mammogram screenings - has been slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, the website, endbreastcancerohio.org, has become more important and allows women to assess their risk factors and learn where they can go for screenings. Patient navigators are available to help women overcome any hurdles they may encounter, such as financial, scheduling or transportation issues.