You've made it through many of the hard choices in your breast cancer treatment only to confront another major one: whether -- and when -- ... Read More
Breast Cancer
5 Mammogram Myths Every Woman Should Know
Black women have some interesting information to bear in mind when it comes to breast cancer. While they are at a higher risk for the ... Read More
Are Weed and Medicine a Dangerous Combination?
Many people turn to marijuana or cannabidiol to ease their achy joints and help them sleep, but a new study suggests that could wreak havoc ... Read More
5 Commonly Overlooked Signs of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in American women, other than skin cancers. Breast cancer is the second-most deadly cancer ... Read More
New! A Cooling Cap to Reduce Chemo-Linked Hair Loss
Designed for women diagnosed with breast cancer, a cold cap has surfaced as an aid in the reduction of hair loss for chemo patients. ... Read More
New App Dedicated to Saving the Lives of Black Women with Breast Cancer
Breast cancer doesn't have a color but the journey, narrative, and experience of a Black woman surviving cancer are radically different from ... Read More
Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
A condition called lymphedema is a well-known side effect of breast cancer treatment that can lead to swelling in the arms and legs. New ... Read More
Make Collecting Family Health History Part Of Your Thanksgiving Plans
For some, being home for the holidays means lots of extra family time, often with multiple generations coming together to celebrate under ... Read More
If Someone Coughs or Sneezes on You, Doctors Say Do This
Just imagine that you are going about your business and doing your thing, but then all of sudden you hear "Achoo!" or a loud cough that ... Read More
These Two Women Are Amplifying the Voices of Black Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Survivors
While Breast Cancer Awareness is top of mind for most during the month of October, another pervasive aspect of the disease that should be ... Read More
“My Breasts Hurt. Should I Be Worried?”
For me, breast pain is one of the first indicators of premenstrual syndrome, which signals the beginning of the menstrual cycle. I even ... Read More
Black History of Health: Roxie Roker
Lenny Kravitz has shared that Johnny Cash held him when he learned of his mother’s death in 1995. He was so pained that he wrote a song ... Read More