A year and a half after announcing that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer, Adam “MCA” Yauch of veteran hip hop group The Beastie Boys is now cancer free.
The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin recently sat down with Jet magazine and spoke about why she hasn’t addressed the news reports of her health. Aretha told the mag: “I am not one to do a lot of talking about my personal health or business. Not too much, not too much. There are a lot […]
Recovering at home from her recent surgery, Aretha Franklin says she’s up and about – and feeling better, too. “I feel great,” she tells JET in a new interview, adding that doctors want her to recuperate for eight weeks. “The doctors say I can do whatever I feel like I am up to do. Of […]
After undergoing surgery for an unreported illness last week, many people feared the worst for Aretha Franklin’s health.
Gregory Isaacs, the iconic reggae singer behind hits like “Night Nurse” has died in London at the age of 59. He succumbed to cancer of the liver.
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)…
(BlackDoctor.org) — A woman’s hormone levels normally change throughout her life for a variety of reasons, and these hormonal changes can lead to changes in…
