An easily detected genetic marker could help identify aggressive colon cancer in early stages, telling doctors that these patients need ... Read More
Colon Cancer
Location, Location, Location: Why Travel Time Is Critical To Follow-Up Chemotherapy
The farther they have to travel, the less likely cancer patients are to receive follow-up chemotherapy after surgery, a new study ... Read More
A Colon Cancer Test That Doesn’t Require A Tube ‘Down There’? Yes, Please!
Screening for colorectal (colon) cancer can be a bit, ahem, invasive, but early detection makes this form of cancer the most preventable of ... Read More
Switching To This Type Of Diet May Cut Risk Of Colon Cancer
When a group of black Americans switched their diet from a typical American one to that of South Africans, certain risk factors for colon ... Read More
Remembering the Late, Great Bobby Womack
Chances are, if you play one of the legendary soul singer, Bobby Womack's records in a club today, many will dance, sing along and jam to ... Read More
A Single Dad’s Strength Comes From His Roommate
In 1996, Wil Smith enrolled as a freshman at Maine's Bowdoin College. At 27, he had recently finished serving in the Navy. But he set off ... Read More
The Benefits Of…Cancer?
Everyday, we talk to people who are newly diagnosed with cancer…. To them, their worlds have just been turned upside down. They listen in ... Read More
Cancer Screenings: Is Your Doctor Telling You The Benefits AND Risks?
KEY POINTS Only 27 percent of women screened for breast cancer, 38 percent of men and women being screened for colorectal cancer and 34 ... Read More
Top 5 Things To Know About Cancer Survivors
CHICAGO (AP) — It's National Cancer Survivors Day, and chances are good that you know at least one of them. LIKE BlackDoctor.org on ... Read More
Terrence Howard’s Personal Cancer Battle
Terrence Howard, the handsome actor known for his fun-loving ways in "The Best Man Holiday", as well as the star of the Oscar-nominated ... Read More
D.L. Hughley Takes Cancer Very Seriously
One of the original Kings of Comedy and actor DL Hughley is known for his wise-cracking jokes, quit-witted humor and funny takes on ... Read More
9 Beauty Benefits of Kale
Kale is the newest craze in the health world. It's sometimes referred to as the queen of greens because its nutritional value is just about ... Read More