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To achieve national health goals set for reduction of cancer by the ye
ar 2000, populations with higher cancer mortality and lower survival m
ust be reached with proven advances for use in cancer prevention and e
arly detection. This article focuses on one segment of those populatio
ns that continues to have a poor cancer experience: urban, low-income
black women. Barriers for them to cancer prevention and early detectio
n are identified and discussed from studies conducted in Chicago. Spec
ifically tailored interventions that have been used to bring services
to this population are described, and implications from the outcomes o
f this work are discussed.