The largest study ever to investigate how genetic and biological factors contribute to breast cancer risk among black women launched today. This collaborative research project will identify genetic factors that…
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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All week leading up to the 6th Annual Winship Cancer Institute 5k race with Emory University, some friends and I participated in the Workweek Hustle Challenge via Fitbit. By the…
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Since releasing her debut album, Dap Dippin’ with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, in 2002, soul singer Sharon Jones has become a driving force in her genre. Although Jones, now…
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Cancer.Gov A new study has found that drinking water from private wells, particularly dug wells established during the first half of the 20th century, may have contributed to the elevated…
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TNT Broadcaster Undergoes Third Bone Marrow Transplant
by Crystal Jby Crystal JESPN.com news services The chemotherapy has diminished Craig Sager’s once-lustrous chestnut hair to a few unruly strands, and on this day of hope, a simple green T-shirt and blue shorts…
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Laurie McGinley, The Washington Post Bald but beaming, 5-year-old Eden Oyelola yanked the long rope to ring the “victory bell” at Children’s National Medical Center last September. She was finally…
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Stalwart of late-night commercials of the late ’90s and pop culture touchstone “Miss Cleo” died Tuesday after a battle with colon cancer, her lawyer confirmed to the Associated Press. She was…
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Originally posted by: Felix Gussone, MD on nbcnews.com The number of cancers related to HPV has dramatically increased, a new government report finds. But too few people are receiving the…
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Potato Chips Led To Cancer Diagnosis
by Crystal Jby Crystal JOriginally posted by: Amanda Jackson, CNN.com A Washington woman is praising her daily snack for helping her discover a cancerous tumor. Kristine Moore says she has been eating Ruffles potato…
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Originally posted on Bravo.com by Jocelyn Vena Sad news to report for the Bravo family: Blood, Sweat & Heels star Daisy Lewellyn has died at the age of 36. “We are devastated…