Black women less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer but more likely to die from it
"They gave me a level of motivation when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was on a mission." She's faced adversity ...
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African American breast cancer survivors embrace the 'journey' in Baton Rouge support group
African American breast cancer survivors gathered Saturday, Oct. 26, in Baton Rouge to share testimonials from young ...
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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.
Black Americans suffer worse health outcomes than white people. They endure greater exposure to toxic industrial pollution, dangerously dilapidated housing, gun violence, and other social conditions ...
Black women and breast cancer: Des Moines pastor using diagnosis as testimony
According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation , Black women have a 38% higher death rate from breast cancer despite ...
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26 and Facing Breast Cancer: ‘I Was One of the Less Than 1%’
LaShae Rolle shares her journey of being diagnosed with a rare breast cancer at the age of 26, making her a part of the less ...
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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress
Across the nation, authorities have permitted nearly 80% of all municipal solid waste incinerators — linked to lung cancer ... Black youth ages 1 to 17 are 18 times as likely to suffer a ...
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Police: Man in custody after woman found shot inside Kendall home
KENDALL, Fla. – A man was taken into custody Sunday after a woman was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound inside of a home in Kendall, authorities said. According to Miami-Dade ...
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Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden is rushed to hospital in 'medical emergency' after collapsing backstage at live show - eight months after announcing her breast cancer was ...
The Wesh ballroom dancer, 34, who is understood to be in remission after battling breast cancer, returned to the show following a two year absence in September. But paramedics were called to the ...
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With breast self-exam fallen from favour, how can women reduce their risk of breast cancer?
"Women are doing better with breast cancer," said Inglis. Sameer Chhabra is an associate producer with CBC's White Coat, Black Art radio show and The Dose podcast. He was previously an associate ...