Cancer
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WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans are almost a third more likely to die from colon cancer than their white peers, and one key to closing that divide could be better cancer screening, a new report finds. That means getting Black Americans quality colonoscopies and other forms of screening, but also making […]
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law who championed efforts to promote equality during her 30-year career in Congress, died Friday from pancreatic cancer. She was 74. Jackson Lee, who was active in the Black American Law Students Association at the Law School, represented Texas’ Houston-based 18th District, a […]
Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74. Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, died in Houston Friday night with her family around her. […]
CNN — The American Cancer Society said Tuesday that it is seeking participants for what may be the largest national study of its kind, one that aims to solve the mystery of why Black women have the lowest survival rate of any racial or ethnic group in the US for most cancers . . .
Image By: Richard Pazdur, MD, Director, Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE), and Rea Blakey, Associate Director for External Outreach and Engagement, OCE If you’ve ever heard the inspirational quote, “Be the change you wish to see,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE) has an opportunity for you. Join the “4th […]
The U.S. Rep said as she undergoes treatments, she will be occasionally absent from Congress, but her office will continue to deliver “vital constituent services.” HOUSTON — U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who represents the 18th Congressional district of Texas, announced Sunday night that she’s been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In a statement, Jackson Lee […]
Atlanta researcher leads largest U.S. population study of Black women and cancer Atlanta News First Source link
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Part of the mission for Atlanta-based researcher Dr. Lauren McCullough is to better understand why Black women get more aggressive types of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, Black women in the United States have the highest death rate of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers. […]
US Senator Bob Menendez reveals wife’s breast cancer amid corruption trial BBC.com Source link
LANEY. THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A NEW STUDY AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING WHY MORE BLACK WOMEN ARE GETTING CANCER. IT’S THE LARGEST STUDY OF ITS KIND. JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE LEAD RESEARCHERS AND A CANCER SURVIVOR ON HOW PIVOTAL THIS STUDY WILL BE ON SO MANY LIVES. RESEARCH FROM THE […]