When Should You Start Getting Mammograms?
Having your breasts regularly checked for signs of cancer is an important part of taking care of your health. That’s because many breast cancer screening...
Category : Cancer
7 Unexpected Signs of Breast Cancer
Early detection of breast cancer leads to better survival rates. And while finding a lump in their breast is the most common way women diagnosed...
What You Need to Know to Take the Guesswork Out of Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon cancer. In the United States, the lifetime risk of getting it is 1 in 132. Unfortunately, African Americans have...
Why Regular Prostate Cancer Screenings Matter
It’s September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which is an especially important reminder for Black men—who have the highest incidence rate for prostate cancer in the...
Caring for Someone With Multiple Myeloma
Because Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a chronic (or long-lasting) disease that is also progressive (meaning that it worsens over time), people living with MM may...
Speaking Up and Checking In: Why Advocacy for Prostate Cancer in the Healthcare System Is Important
Inequities and biases abound in the U.S. healthcare system, preventing minorities from obtaining the care they need. Like many diseases, cancer affects numerous populations in...
Multiple Myeloma – More Common in Blacks
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of a type of white blood cell found in bone marrow. All of us have these white blood cells, called...
New Multiple Myeloma Treatment Options Provide Hope
Multiple myeloma is a relatively rare blood cancer that develops in the bone marrow. As these cancerous cells accumulate in the marrow, they crowd out...
Are You at Risk for Multiple Myeloma?
Multiple myeloma is a relatively rare cancer that develops in the bone marrow. As the cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the marrow, they crowd out...
Closing the Gap: Providing Equal Access to Clinical Trials
In her presentation at July’s Black Health Matters Virtual Summit, Carol L. Brown, M.D., offered an encyclopedia of reasons why cancer research clinical trials must...