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Evander Holyfield and Brian Custer say “Man up and get checked for prostate cancer”

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Heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield and sportscaster Brian Custer say to men “Man up and get checked for prostate cancer!“ “As men, we have this ego…we think we’re too macho to go to the doctor and undergo this type of check-up,” says Custer who survived a diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer at age 42. “But […]

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How banning menthol cigarettes can Help Black families

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“For Black families, cigarette smoking leads to premature deaths that translate into generations of lost parents and grandparents, our built-in support systems,” says Martha Dawson, president and CEO of the National Black Nurses Association. “Due to the cost of cigarettes, tobacco industries are pulling wealth out of Black families, contributing billions to health care cost,

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Black men and women, but there is a way for us to take back control of our health

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Rapper and actor Common “Our community is more likely to develop advanced lung cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. Lack of access to health care, lack of clear resources for health and mistrust in the medical system are not helping us beat this,” says rapper and actor Common (above). “Lung cancer continues to

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Black women are significantly more impacted by high-risk endometrial cancers

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“When you look at serous carcinomas (which accounts for most of the deaths from this cancer), they’re increasing over 6% every single year for Black women for almost the last 20 years, says Cortney Eakin, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles. That’s a lot! If that trend continues over the next 10 years,

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Endometrial cancer can be caught early because women have the symptom of bleeding

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“Once You’ve Reached Menopause, You Should Not Bleed Again” “Once a woman has gone 12 months without bleeding, any other bleeding is abnormal. And we encourage women to have it evaluated,” says Tashanna Myers, MD, cancer physician at Baystate Health in Massachusetts. “There’s a misconception that your period can come back, that stress can cause

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Why are Hispanics More Likely to Be Diagnosed with Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer?

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“I think the number one contributing factor is they’re ashamed of seeking advice for changing bowel habits or for any type of symptoms,” says Roberto Rodriguez-Ruesga, MD, a colorectal surgeon in Dallas (pictured above).  “They just put up with symptoms until it gets to a point that is unbearable. Unfortunately, by then, it’s too late.

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Hip-Hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh Documents Colonoscopy Experience In Honor Of the Late Rapper Kangol Kid

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Doug E. Fresh took to Instagram to share his recent colonoscopy experience in honor of the late Kangol Kid. The rapper shared all he could from the medical procedure with a message to viewers on the importance of preventative care. “This is for my brother #kangolkid and all those who passed from this horrible disease,” he

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Why are Black women more likely to die from cervical cancer?

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“There really isn’t a genetic difference that is causing Black women to die at higher rates of cervical cancer,” says Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, MD, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologic surgeon. “It really has to do more with systemic racism. These disparities started way back when and have infiltrated the healthcare system and affected women’s access to resources

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Hip hop musician-rapper Roxanne Shante felt a lump on her left breast at 39, believed nothing was wrong

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Since her breast was not painful, rapper Roxanne believed nothing was wrong When hip hop musician and rapper Roxanne Shante felt a lump on her left breast at age 39, she didn’t immediately panic. “I remember saying to myself like, ‘Okay, I’m getting older. My breast must be falling apart’.”  None of the women she

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