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Showing posts with label Cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cancer. Show all posts
Sunday, May 22, 2022

Cancer deaths among African Americans drop

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Cancer death rates have steadily declined among Black people but remain higher than in other racial and ethnic groups, a new U.S. governme...
Monday, January 24, 2022

Aspiring bodybuilder wins medal in 1st bodybuilding competition after 20 weeks of chemo

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Erica Langley, an aspiring bodybuilder who discovered she had cancer in 2018 is inspiring others after winning a medal in her first compet...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Alpha Phi Alpha partners with ESPN to raise money for cancer research

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For the second year, Alpha Phi Alpha is teaming with ESPN and the V Foundation for Cancer Research to drive awareness and support for the ...
Sunday, April 05, 2020

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green becomes the first person to successfully cure cancer

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Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green has become the first person to successfully cure cancer in mice using laser-activated nanoparticles. Unlike tr...
Sunday, December 29, 2019

Barack Obama statement on John Lewis cancer diagnosis

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Former President Barack Obama took to Twitter to send a message to his friend Rep. John Lewis after Lewis announced that he had stage f...
Sunday, April 07, 2019

New PSA with Harry Lennix on how prostate cancer disproportionately affecting African American men

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Actor Harry Lennix    who currently co-stars on the NBC drama "The Blacklist," is the face of PCF's 2019 "Know t...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

BET Announces Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign BET GOES PINK

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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women and the statistics further reveal that African American women are ...
Saturday, June 23, 2018

Tuskegee University develops new breast cancer test

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A team led by Tuskegee University researchers have developed a new way to detect the most aggressive and fatal form of breast cancer. ...
Friday, June 23, 2017

More Breast Cancers Diagnosed Early After "ObamaCare" Took Effect

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MAYWOOD, Ill. ,  June 23, 2017   /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A  Loyola University Chicago  study published this month has found an...
Sunday, May 07, 2017

Black men, get screened for Prostate Cancer

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An important message to black men on the importance of getting screened for Prostate Cancer.
Sunday, September 18, 2016

Black doctors urge President Obama to ban menthol cigarettes

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African-American doctors are calling on President Barack Obama to ban sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes, which government data show a...
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Sunday, October 05, 2014

Genetic Breast Cancer More Common In African Americans

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The BRCA (BReast CAncer Susceptibility Gene) was highlighted in the media when Angelina Jolie revealed she had a prophylactic double...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Doctors hope to increase awareness of skin cancer risks for African-Americans

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Doctors emphasize more than ever how important it is for people to protect their skin from the sun's damaging rays. That's esp...