Caribbean women are commonly diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than women in the U.S., and have one of the highest mortality rates worldwide from the disease. Sylvester researchers, in collaboration with a network of colleagues across the region, are investigating the drivers of breast cancer in Caribbean women, and reasons for these disparities. The findings put a renewed emphasis on public health messages targeting modifiable risk factors for breast cancer in Caribbean countries, including diet and exercise said Sylvester researcher Sophia George, Ph.D., who was raised in the Caribbean country of Dominica.