Alexis Russell, 40, and her husband, through their contracting firm, Russell General Contracting, are working on the historic ...

Breast cancer health disparities are complex ... and modifiable factors (those that can be changed). Black girls tend to have their first period at a younger age than White girls, but researchers ...

According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation , Black women have a 38% higher death rate from breast cancer despite ...

and funds research to advance understanding and treatment of ovarian cancer. They aim to find a cure through understanding familial risk factors and genetic mutations while providing support for black ...

Breast cancer survivors share how the loving support of their partners carried them through the most vulnerable moments of ...

Bianca Islam, MD, PhD, faces no small task as an Ambassador for the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Voices of BLACK Women Project. Her job is to help encourage 100,000 Black women, aged 25-55 who've ...

After getting a biopsy, they confirmed that it was cancer – Stage 1, Grade 3. The stage means how severe the cancer is. So, Stage 1 is the best-case scenario. Grade 3 is how quickly it's spreading, so ...

Bonnie Qin, PhD, assistant professor at Rutgers Cancer institute, discusses factors that may influence adherence to dietary guidelines and improve survival for Black women with ovarian cancer.

Maddox, 61, is not only a breast cancer survivor, but a champion for Black women in Pennsylvania to find a village of support, hope and resources. Through her journey of treatment, she remained ...

The age group is not the only disparity with breast cancer. There’s also a gap between Black women who get it versus white women. Breast cancer can be treatable when detected in its early stages ...

A new American Cancer Society report shows a 44% drop in breast cancer deaths since 1989, but new diagnoses are on the rise ...

More younger women are getting breast cancer, and doctors are ... The age of puberty for girls has been falling for decades, ...