Breast Cancer Awareness Month
(BlackDoctor.org) — Women in their 40s should get the chance to have annual mammogram, according to new guidelines recently issued by the American College of…
(BlackDoctor.org) — Alicia Keys is a triple-threat — singer, writer, and actress — and now she can add director to her impressive list of talents.…
(BlackDoctor.org) — Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Because not all lumps necessarily mean cancer, and not all cancers can…
(BlackDoctor.org) — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while breast cancer deserves our attention year-round, a national month of recognition serves to remind…
About 40% of women will discover a breast lump at some point in their lives. Although a lump doesn’t necessarily mean cancer, what women do…
(BlackDoctor.org) — If you ask ten women, or men, if they are familiar with breast thermography, nine would say no. This is a surprising fact,…
This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet (NIH Publication No. 05-1556) has important information about breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer…
What changes can you make to reduce your breast cancer risk or ease your treatment? According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps…
For African-American men, the chances of developing prostate cancer are increased if a sister has breast cancer, according to a study by researchers at the…
The incidence of breast cancer in the United States dropped precipitously in 2003, and new research suggests the downward trend was the result of millions…
(BlackDoctor.org) — Breast cancer prevention studies are clinical trials (research studies conducted with people) that explore ways of reducing the risk, or chance, of developing…
(BlackDoctor.org) — Women get breast cancer when cells in the breast don’t grow right and a tumor forms. Getting a mammogram (x-ray of the breast)…
