A breast cancer vaccine shows promising signs of preventing reoccurrences and targeting triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and deadliest, which is more common in black women. A clinical trial is giving medical professionals and breast cancer survivors hope. Although the vaccine is nowhere close to being brought to the marketplace, a clinical trial is giving […]
Breast cancer rates among African-American women under the age of 35 are two times higher than White women under age 35.
In this edition of Healthy Ever After, Erica Campbell talks about the battle against breast cancer. She talks about women’s tendency to put themselves last, leaving such a dangerous disease unchecked. Chances are, she says, you know somebody who has breast cancer. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, Erica talks about the steps we […]
Avon Foundation for Women data found that nationally Black women were 43 percent more likely to die from this disease.
Paulette Leaphart had a double mastectomy in 2014 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. That moment sparked her journey as not only a breast cancer survivor, but an activist. Leaphart decided that her diagnosis would not define her. So she put on her running shoes in an attempt to bring awareness to the fight against cancer. Paulette walked […]
Whether you are told you have cancer alone or with someone, getting over the initial shock is hard enough – but you then have to…
Bershan Shaw of OWN’s “Love In The City” is a two time breast cancer survivor. She stopped by “NewsOne Now” to share her amazing story of…
The Susan G. Komen Foundation has enlisted the help of a doo-wop to remind you to get tested for Breast Cancer. Susan G. Komen…
Nestle Fitness is promoting breast cancer awareness by seeing how many people they can catch sneaking a peek at one woman’s cleavage. You might recognize…
