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By Matthew Bin Han Ong
In a city that in recent years has come to epitomize the growing racial divide in wealth and health outcomes, Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, with help from the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation, is establishing a patient navigation, screening, and education center to serve historically marginalized neighborhoods.
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