Cancer
Black women are at an elevated risk of cancer, with specific types of the disease showing significant increases among women in their 30s.
O.J. Simpson's death from prostate cancer places a glaring spotlight on how the treatable disease disproportionately kills Black people.
I’m facing two battles before me – my diagnosis and the fight for voting rights. I am convinced that they can both be fought with the same weapon: the power of community.
Chadwick Boseman's death reinforces an unfortunate truth: Black people are disproportionately diagnosed with colon cancer in a trend that has heightened implications for Black men, in particular.
The rapper passed away on June 9. He was only 52 years old.
The rapper recently did in an interview about his diagnosis.
The reports that Joe Jackson was battling a terminal case of pancreatic cancer came as the deadly disease has lopsidedly affected Black people.
The kegel muscle's main function is to support the abdomen, bladder and colon, and to help with urine and bowel movements.
Amber Rachelle was 26 when she was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, which is aggressive and difficult to treat.
Multiple myeloma, a blood cancer related to leukemia and lymphoma, can’t be cured, although treatments that slow its spread do exist. Symptoms of the disease vary; for some people, there are no signs. When symptoms do occur, they include: Bone pain, especially in the spine or chest Confusion or mental fogginess Constipation Excessive thirst Fatigue […]
This form of cancer poses the highest risk to women and it’s on the rise Though breast cancer has a bright pink ribbon and gets a lot of media attention, it isn’t the leading cause of cancer deaths among American women. The cancer that holds that honor is lung cancer. In fact, lung cancer causes […]
