While we may still be trying to find a cure for breast cancer, there are some delicious ways to help you fight against it. Check…
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Well, I am aware that my breasts may be on the small side, but until a scary situation a while…
An estimated 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 39,620 breast cancer deaths are expected to occur among U.S. women in 2013. And according to a report released by the American Cancer Society, an increasing number of them will be black women. Researchers say breast cancer rates increased 0.2 percent among black women but […]
When is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, or NBCAM, runs through October of ever year, though according to the website, it’s…
Fall brings about change…I love watching children line up at the bus stop with their new school clothes and book-bags with nervousness anticipating a new school year, the conversations I hear throughout the city and online of men frantically selecting their fantasy football teams gearing up for the first Sunday of football. As the leaves begin to fall, it […]
Robin Roberts, the “Good Morning America” anchor whose medical battles have kept her from the ABC show for months, returned to her job on Wednesday. “GMA” opened with a tight closeup of Roberts, who said, “I have been waiting 174 days to say this: ‘Good Morning America.'” She had been completely bald as a result […]
Crystal King is not only the manager of multicultural marketing for Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, she’s an 8-year breast cancer survivor. She called in to the TJMS this morning to discuss how Black women in particular can perform breast exams and receive clinical breast exams. As one who was diagnosed with breast […]
TV personality Wendy Williams kicked off October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a bang! It was all about supporting the cause with the first ever Wendy Hair Drive. Sabrina Miller from Maryland was the first to chop her locks after growing her hair for three years. Her hair will be donated to the American Cancer […]
A change in health practices and diet, especially avoiding over-processed foods, may play a major role in preventing certain kinds of cancer and many screening tests may cause more harm than good, a surgeon and author contends. “What’s interesting is that breast, prostate and colon tumors are very similar and are affected positively or negatively […]
It’s a sad day for poor women in America. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, a leading charity for breast cancer, has announced that it is ending its partnership with Planned Parenthood. The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams. The decision sparked […]
By theGrio.com Maimah Karmo, 37, was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago. With a three-year-old daughter, a fiancé and no family history of breast cancer, it was completely unexpected. After going through her second round of chemotherapy, Maimah promised God she would live a life of service. Still, there were setbacks. As she told […]
In 2011, an estimated 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women. Approximately 39,520 women are expected to die from breast cancer this year alone. Finding a cure for breast cancer is a battle with which every man, woman and child should be concerned! It is claiming the lives of our […]
