Fighting for Survival

<p>There's no doubt that medicine has made incredible strides in treating and even curing cancers. But there's a portion of the population that's missing out on these medical advances--African Americans. Dr. Fitzoy Dawkins wants to change that. He wants African Americans to fully embrace all that research and medicine has to offer so they can fight and cure their cancers instead of succumbing to them.</p><p>There are many reasons why African Americans shy away from the medical industrial complex: Tuskegee Henrietta Lacks fear denial not wanting to be a guinea pig. But so much has changed in medical protocols over the past fifty years that these fears are no longer valid. And yet African American cancer patients have essentially sidelined themselves from finding a cure. </p><p><em>Fighting for Survival </em>is Dr. Dawkins' his love letter to African American cancer patients his plea for them to fully participate in all possible healing opportunities so they can conquer cancer. </p><p> </p>