Cancer
New Drug May Extend the Lives of Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Drug-maker Sanofi-Aventis has developed a new medication that extended the lives of men with ...
Binge Eating Classified As New Medical Status
For years, binge eating, defined as "eating large amounts of food while feeling a loss of ...
Shaky Economy Slams Door on Free Cancer Screening for Poor
Low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned way for free cancer screenings, or they ...
Cervical Cancer Is an STD!
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, herpes, and gonorrhea are among the much better known sexually ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reveals Leukemia
NBA legend and hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced yesterday that he has leukemia, but ...
Don't Quit on the Quest to Stop Smoking
On average, a smoker attempts to quit smoking seven times before she or he is successful, Virgie ...
Breast Cancer Awareness: 10 Ways to Prevent It
Breast cancer awareness may be over for the month of October, but that does not mean women should ...
Vitamin D May Protect Breast Against Cancer, Study Shows
A 50 percent reduction in the risk of breast cancer can be expected if women keep their vitamin D ...
Breast Cancer Awareness: Friend's Survival Story Spurs Health Care Leader to Action
As a nurse, Kamille E. Wright (center) has always been a dedicated health care professional. But ...
To The Ire of Critics Flavored Cigars to Replace Banned Clove Cigarettes
It has long been known that cigarette advertising has targeted the African American community. It ...
Kerry Washington Talks Ovarian Cancer and Raising Awareness
If ovarian cancer survivors could pick a fantasy cheerleading squad, we'd do well to draft Kerry ...
Morehouse Conference Spotlights Cancer & Women's Health
A meeting of the minds this week at the Morehouse School of Medicine is putting women's health ...
More Blacks Die of Prostate Cancer Than Any Other Race
More African American men die of prostate cancer each year than any other race, experts say. And ...
A Cancer Survivor Teaches Medical Students
In June of 2008, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, a particularly deadly disease that is more ...
Harlem Woman Has Miracle Baby After Chemo
Sharon Nelson has seen her share of doctors. As a seven-year breast cancer survivor who had a ...
Test Your Knowledge: How Much Do You Know About Cancer?
cancer awarenessHow often should a woman get a mammogram? Which type of cancer is the number one ...
Pass the Beer, Hold the Tears: Cancer Etiquette
America is a nation that tries really hard to be sensitive when discussing race and gender -- or ...
Doctors versus Obama
On June 10, the American Medical Association announced plans to publicly oppose President Obama's ...
Elisa Ilana's Awareness Jewelry Fights Cancer Fabulously
Diamonds conjure up money and pearls say sophistication. But now you can be even more specific in ...
Think Blacks Don't Get Skin Cancer? Think Again
Breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer -- the list of cancers that disproportionately affect ...
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