WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials say doctors should be on the lookout for a rare cancer linked to breast implants after receiving more reports of the disease. The Food and Drug Administration sent a letter late Wednesday to family doctors, nurses and other health professionals warning about the form of lymphoma in breast implant […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Candi Staton says she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 78-year-old said she received the news over the summer on the first day of rehearsals for her tour. She writes in a statement, “I decided to keep it to myself and do some soul searching. I went through all of […]
Breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer among Black women, and often times we don’t survive it. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Dr. Lori Wilson, a breast cancer surgeon and survivor. Wilson was diagnosed with stage three breast caner in 2013, right after she stopped breastfeeding her son. She initially […]
It is largely believed that Black women have a grater risk of dying from breast cancer. Founder of Thank God It’s Natural, Chris-Tia Donaldson says that’s not exactly true. According to Donaldson, it has a lot to do with socioeconomic situations. In more racially segregated areas there is greater risk for Black women. She herself is a […]
Many people look at a cancer diagnoses as a death sentence; but that’s not always the case. Donna Green Goodman is living proof of the power of a plant based diet. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Goodman, who beat cancer without ever going through chemo. She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis great Serena Williams goes topless and sings I Touch Myself in a video to promote breast cancer awareness month. With her hands covering her breasts, Williams writes in the Instagram post that the video took her out of her “comfort zone.” But she said she wanted to do it because early detection […]
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and for Sharon Spencer, the horrible news came in 2006 shortly after her 40th birthday. In 2008, Spencer got hit by a drunk driver while standing outside of her best friends car, according to Blavity. From that accident, her leg was damaged which […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray — and now U.S. health officials are starting a huge study to tell if the newer, sometimes pricier choice really improves screening for breast cancer. It’s the latest dilemma in a field that already […]
Breast cancer is a deadly disease that affects women of all ages and race. However, women are not the only ones capable of getting the disease. Men are actually at risk of getting it. African American men are 3 times more likely to die from the disease. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Eric Dunlap a […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
10/14/16- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Carla Youngblood, a breast cancer survivor and a comedian. “I had a pain in my chest and for the most part breast cancer isn’t painful. I would lay down and I would say it was heart burn, but after a few days of that, I went ahead and went to […]
