Winship 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…
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African American WomenBreast CancerCrystal's SoapboxFeaturedGenetic StudiesWhat's New
Breast Cancer Genetics Study In Black Women
by Crystal Jby Crystal JThe 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…
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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…