Avon Foundation for Women data found that nationally Black women were 43 percent more likely to die from this disease.
Jacque Reid talks to Dr. Sheri Prentiss, a board certified occupational and environmental medicine physician and breast cancer survivor. She’s also the national spokesperson for the Susan G. Komen Three Day program. The two talk about Dr. Prentice’s journey from patient to survivor. “In October 2008 I found a lump in my right breast and it was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, breast cancer has been less common in black women than white women, yet killed black women at a higher rate. One of those gaps has finally closed. Unfortunately for black women, it’s the first one. A new report suggests black and white women are now being diagnosed with breast […]
Deya gets direct girlfriend-style with Crystal King who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 25. They discuss everything from worrying about how her man would feel if she got a mastectomy to how going to happy hour with your girls could lead to cancer. Check it out, it’s literally life-saving info. Listen […]
announced the launch of a free educational resource that provides accurate and useful information about breast cancer to women and men in the Black and African-American communities, furthering Komen’s commitment to eliminating the disparities in breast cancer mortality rates affecting women of color in the United States. Available online now, this new Toolkit provides Komen, […]
Each year as we approach October the fever starts to erupt. By October, it reaches a fever pitch. I’m talking about the fever surrounding breast cancer…
With anything in life, especially diseases and various health conditions, there’s a lot of misinformation out there and I don’t know about you, but when…
Which foods are best for breast cancer survivors? The good news is that after two decades of breast cancer being on the rise, numbers have…
Judge Glenda Hatchett is returning to television this fall! The Verdict is Judge Hatchett’s second show, following her Emmy-award winning hit Judge Hatchett which aired from 2000-09 . She also talked about lending her celebrity to raise awareness for Breast Cancer awareness including her involvement in The Pink Frog Foundation. “We as African-American women die at a much higher rate of breast cancer because […]
Sybil Wilkes talks with Hayley Dinerman, Executive Director of the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. For more information visit, www.tnbcfoundation.org
DeAngelo Williams may be our favorite NFL player after hearing about this news. KVUE reports: The NFL allows teams to wear pink during the month of October for breast cancer awareness month, and pushes assorted pink memorabilia to consumers, though it only donates a small portion of the proceeds to actual breast cancer research. Well, […]
K. Michelle put her celebrity toward a worthy cause as she posted topless photos of herself on Instagram in honor of #NoBraDay, a social media campaign dedicated to raising awareness of breast cancer. https://instagram.com/p/8ymrG6AhAx/?taken-by=kmichellemusic https://instagram.com/p/8ynNX6ghBu/?taken-by=kmichellemusic Was K. Michelle’s efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer a good idea or would it be considered […]
