Detroit Donors Sought for Breast Tissue Bank

September 19, 2016

Minority Women Are Especially Encouraged to Donate

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The Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit is looking for area women to come in for a procedure to donate their healthy breast tissue on Saturday, Sept. 24. The tissue is being collected for the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis. WDET’s Laura Herberg sat down with Michele Cote, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University and the Karmanos Cancer Institute to learn why these organizations are partnering to obtain healthy breast tissue, especially from minority women, here in Detroit.

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You can schedule an appointment to donate tissue here. Or, sign up for a volunteer shift here.
 
 

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  • Laura Herberg is a civic life reporter for Outlier Media, telling the stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here.

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