Donald Jones used to pay at least $500 a month for a brand-name drug, Gleevec, that’s kept his leukemia at bay for five years. Lately, he’s been paying almost as…
Crystal J
Crystal J
Crystal is an award-winning and multifaceted journalist with degrees in Health Information Management and Broadcast Journalism, both from Florida A&M University. By day, she researches and works closely with cancer patients and by night, she's focused on the world of media, where she continues to grow and find ways to merge health and media issues together.
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As our writer Deanna has described, nothing can really prepare you for the side effects that come with cancer treatment. It’s common knowledge that hair loss can happen, but it’s…
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After learning he had early stage prostate cancer, Paul Kolnik knew he wanted that cancer destroyed immediately and with as little disruption as possible to his busy life as the…
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Nine deaths have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration stemming from a rare cancer that is associated with breast implants. The extremely rare cancer, called anaplastic large…
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A new blood test can locate the presence of a tumor in a particular tissue, which may circumvent the need for invasive procedures such as biopsies and aid in cancer…
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Soy To Help Prevent Breast Cancer
by Crystal Jby Crystal JWinship Cancer Institute medical oncologist Omer Kucuk, MD, has authored an editorial in the journal Cancer that recommends women consume soy foods to help prevent breast cancer and improve the…
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Tabay Atkins is a typical sixth-grade boy. He loves building Legos and counts math, social studies and English as his favorite subjects in school. The 11-year-old from San Clemente, California,…
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Sharon Jones, an iconic Grammy-nominated soul and funk singer who rose to fame relatively late in life, died on Friday of pancreatic cancer. She was 60. Jones, known for her…
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Ifill, 61, broke gender and racial barriers and became a role model for journalists across the country. She had been battling endometrial cancer while covering this year’s presidential election. PBS…
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Advancing age is the most important risk factor for cancer overall, and for many individual cancer types. According to the most recent statistical data from NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End…