10/27/2021

Looking at How Breast Cancer Impacts Lives of Black Women

By AMBER HUDSON  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and according to the Breast Cancer Prevention Partners and the Susan G Komen Foundation, Black women have […]
10/27/2021

One Woman’s Mission to Educate Black Women About Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer

By CRYSTAL KENDRICK/Survivor Stories In 2008, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, the disease was discovered in the early stages. She worked in the […]
10/27/2021

Honoring Black Women Celebrities Who Succumbed to Breast Cancer

By AMBER HUDSON To honor Black women celebrities who died from breast cancer, here are short biographies of their lives. Black women are 40 percent more […]
10/27/2021

Expert: Mortality Rates for Breast Cancer Improving But Still Grim for Black Women

By SAUNDRA YOUNG The statistics paint a grim picture. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Black women and has a mortality rate second […]
10/27/2021

Aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer Kills More Black Women Than Women of Other Ethnicities

www.nationalbreastcancer.org By SAUNDRA YOUNG Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive type of cancer more prevalent in Black women under the age of 40 or those […]
10/27/2021

I Learned The Importance of At-home Self Breast Examinations When I Was a College Student

By KENYA WHITFIELD I was a 20-year-old college student going to the obstetrician/gynecologist (OBGYN) for the first time for an annual check up.  I found myself  […]
10/27/2021

Video: NABJ Presents: Breast Cancer Survivor Stories

  By BRANSON WRIGHT
10/27/2021

Sharing The Breast Cancer Story With Black Children

By JOSEPH YOUNG Click image below to download and view this resource for children.
10/27/2021

Breast Cancer in Men Rare But Still Gets Diagnosed

By AMBER HUDSON AND JUAN DIASGRANADOS Breast cancer in men is rare, but it can happen. About one out of every 100 breast cancer diagnoses are […]