Breast cancer health disparities are complex ... and modifiable factors (those that can be changed). Black girls tend to have their first period at a younger age than White girls, but researchers ...

Black women are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer than their white counterparts. As Black women are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer than ...

Alexis Russell, 40, and her husband, through their contracting firm, Russell General Contracting, are working on the historic ...

and funds research to advance understanding and treatment of ovarian cancer. They aim to find a cure through understanding familial risk factors and genetic mutations while providing support for black ...

According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation , Black women have a 38% higher death rate from breast cancer despite ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Your voice could be key in the fight to improve the health of Black women for generations to come. The American Cancer Society has launched the VOICES of Black Women ...

A lack of health insurance coverage raises the risk that cancers among Black and Hispanic Americans will be caught ...

Bianca Islam, MD, PhD, faces no small task as an Ambassador for the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Voices of BLACK Women Project. Her job is to help encourage 100,000 Black women, aged 25-55 who've ...

Bonnie Qin, PhD, assistant professor at Rutgers Cancer institute, discusses factors that may influence adherence to dietary guidelines and improve survival for Black women with ovarian cancer.

Maddox, 61, is not only a breast cancer survivor, but a champion for Black women in Pennsylvania to find a village of support, hope and resources. Through her journey of treatment, she remained ...