Breast Cancer and African Americans
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Breast Cancer and African American Women - YouTube
youtube.com — “Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, Program Director of the Minority-Based Community Clinical Oncology Program, at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), speaks to Af...” View full resource at youtube.com
Most Recently Shared on October 19, 2011 at 1:30 pm By:
RT @theNCI: What do African American women need to know about breast cancer and screening? Take 2 minutes to find out. http://t.co/PvOZZYqa
::: YourHealthChoice ::: - Breast cancer and african-american women
yourhealthchoice.net — “We know that you would just love to make the right health choices for yourself and your family if you knew what those choices were--you'd take that metaphorical apple a day to keep the doctors away. But until now you have lacked a good source of advice for real people leading busy lives.” View full resource at yourhealthchoice.net
Most Recently Shared on May 20, 2010 at 6:10 am By:
Patricia Raymond Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Physician
No joke. Increase in aggressive breast cancer in African American ladies. http://bit.ly/13lTUx *www.YourHealthChoice.net*
Parity and Lactation in Relation to Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer in African American Women
cebp.aacrjournals.org — “Parity and Lactation in Relation to Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer in African American Women” View full resource at cebp.aacrjournals.org
Most Recently Shared on September 3, 2011 at 4:06 am By:
Global Breastfeeding Parenting Supporter
Increased #breastfeeding may reduce incidence of some aggressive breast cancer subtypes more common in African Americans: http://ow.ly/6kqG9
Aggressive Breast Cancer in African-American Women: Investigating the Genetic Link « Carolina Nursing News
carolinanursingnews.com — “Aggressive Breast Cancer in African-American Women: Investigating the Genetic Link « Carolina Nursing News” View full resource at carolinanursingnews.com
Most Recently Shared on December 14, 2009 at 8:01 pm By:
UNC Sch. of Nursing Health News
Komen Fndt'n announces black women have worse BC outcomes than other grps. SON researcher studies genetics of "why." http://tiny.cc/xrldq
Childbearing may increase risk of hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in African-American women
medicalxpress.com — “African-American women are at higher risk for hormone receptor-negative breast cancer, one of the most difficult subtypes to treat, but this risk could be ameliorated somewhat by breast-feeding their children.” View full resource at medicalxpress.com
Most Recently Shared on August 16, 2011 at 5:55 pm By:
PhysOrg Health News Health News
Childbearing may increase risk of hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in African-American women http://t.co/1XttBLo
Inflammatory Breast Cancer and African-American Women : 'The Silent Killer' - Cancerwise | Cancer blog from MD Anderson Cancer Center
www2.mdanderson.org — “Inflammatory Breast Cancer and African-American Women : 'The Silent Killer' - Cancerwise | Cancer blog from MD Anderson Cancer Center” View full resource at www2.mdanderson.org
Most Recently Shared on February 4, 2011 at 12:34 pm By:
Raymond DuBois Physician, Doctor, Internist, Gastroenterologist, and Health Executive
Inflammatory Breast Cancer and African-American Women : 'The Silent Killer' http://t.co/LYpudgm
Oral contraceptive use associated with increased risk of breast cancer in African-American women, study finds: Res... http://bit.ly/bsHpPM
sciencedaily.com — “Oral contraceptive use associated with increased risk of breast cancer in African-American women, study finds: Res... http://bit.ly/bsHpPM” View full resource at sciencedaily.com
Most Recently Shared on August 5, 2010 at 6:18 am By:
Oral contraceptive use associated with increased risk of breast cancer in African-American women, study finds: Res... http://bit.ly/bsHpPM
US Breast Cancer Deaths Falling But Not For African Americans
medicalnewstoday.com — “Despite it being the most common cancer among women, death rates due to breast cancer continue to fall in the US, except for African Americans, where the rate remains steady.A new Ameri” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
Most Recently Shared on October 1, 2009 at 12:24 pm By:
RT @jonathandblack: Disparities in Healthcare: US Breast Cancer Deaths Falling But Not For African Americans. http://bit.ly/nSmdk #not-okay
African American Women and Breast Cancer - icyou health videos
icyou.com — “As breast cancer continues to plague Americans, Dr. Thaddeus Bell takes a deeper look at the effect the disease has on the African American ...” View full resource at icyou.com
Most Recently Shared on April 12, 2010 at 6:38 pm By:
Tori Joseph - icyou.com Health Site
@blackandhealthy Have you seen this video 'African American Women & Breast Cancer' http://bit.ly/abK1f8 ? Thought u would be interested
Evaluation of 11 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Loci in African-American Women
cebp.aacrjournals.org — “Evaluation of 11 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Loci in African-American Women” View full resource at cebp.aacrjournals.org
Most Recently Shared on October 17, 2009 at 12:09 pm By:
Mark Robson Physician, Doctor, Internist, Oncologist, and Hematologist
Evaluation of 11 Breast Cancer Susceptibility Loci in African-American Women http://bit.ly/ISosv
Sisters Network Inc. : A National African American Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization
sistersnetworkinc.org — “Sisters Network Inc. : A National African American Breast Cancer Survivorship Organization” View full resource at sistersnetworkinc.org
Most Recently Shared on April 5, 2010 at 3:36 pm By:
Kairol Rosenthal Patient Expert
African American with breast cancer? Find a local chapter of Sisters Network - Survivorship Organization http://ow.ly/1uINt #breastcancer
African-American women still have poorer breast cancer outcomes
physorg.com — “New research published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that dramatic disparities in breast cancer outcomes continue to exist for African-American women, regardless of the age at which they are diagnosed, extent of the cancer, type of treatment or socioeconomic ...” View full resource at physorg.com
Most Recently Shared on May 4, 2009 at 4:35 pm By:
African-American women still have poorer breast cancer outcomes http://tinyurl.com/cvjes7
A Quarter of African American Women Decline Breast Cancer Treatment | Video | MDInfo
mdinfo.com — “Nearly a quarter of african american women with advanced breast cancer decline to be treated with chemotherapy or radiation.” View full resource at mdinfo.com
Most Recently Shared on June 22, 2009 at 10:17 pm By:
Nearly 1/4 of African American women with advanced breast cancer decline to be treated with chemotherapy or radiation. http://bit.ly/JTX68
An Admixture Scan in 1,484 African American Women with Breast Cancer
cebp.aacrjournals.org — “An Admixture Scan in 1,484 African American Women with Breast Cancer” View full resource at cebp.aacrjournals.org
Most Recently Shared on November 13, 2009 at 3:02 am By:
Mark Robson Physician, Doctor, Internist, Oncologist, and Hematologist
Influence of germ-line variation on type of BC? An Admixture Scan in 1,484 African American Women with Breast Cancer http://bit.ly/ndY82
Disparities persist in outcomes for African-American women with advanced breast cancer
physorg.com — “African-American women have poorer survival rates than their white and Hispanic counterparts regardless of whether they receive radiation therapy following lumpectomy or mastectomy, UC Davis researchers have found.” View full resource at physorg.com
Most Recently Shared on April 6, 2010 at 6:50 pm By:
PhysOrg Health News Health News
Disparities persist in outcomes for African-American women with advanced breast cancer http://tw.physorg.com/189780253
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