The National Cancer Institute estimates nearly 1.7 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. With few common types of cancer treatments available, patients are limited in how they can fight the disease and the debilitating side effects of the treatments.
This may all soon change.
One of the few Black female physicists in the United States is currently developing a laser treatment to battle cancer that has little-to-no side effects.
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Assistant Professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine, recently spoke with Roland Martin about her groundbreaking research and what inspired her to become a pioneer in this critical area of medical care.
Black Doctor Pioneers Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment