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It’s an amazing love story that shows love conquers all. And sadly, it came to an end this week. Former NFLer Chris Draft lost his wife of 1 month to cancer, a friend of Chris’ confirms to TheYBF.com. Story inside…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — No major medical group recommends routine PSA blood tests to check men for prostate cancer, and now a government panel is saying they do more harm than good and healthy men should no longer receive the tests as part of routine cancer screening.
The panel’s guidelines had long advised men over 75 to forgo the tests and the new recommendation extends that do-not-screen advice to healthy men of all
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Ovarian cancer, which affects 21,000 women a year and kills 15,000 affects white women more, but African American women have a much lower survival rate.
Dr. Therese Dolecek of the University of Illinois at Chicago had conducted a study of the disease and its affect on African American women.
Educate Yourself! National Black Breast Cancer Conference Starts
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A young mother may face criminal charges for raising thousands of dollars while faking her 14-month-old daughter’s fight against leukemia.
“This child is not ill, “ North Hampton District Attorney John Morganelli told to NBC Philiadelphia after reviewing the evidence and speaking with Arielle Brooks, the mother of the baby in question.
Read MoreBrooks has put together both a Facebook page and Youtube video soliciting people’s help. Neighborhood fundraisers at churches and local businesses have also helped to
Just because the radiation emissions of cell phones have been linked to disease, you do not have to give up your chatting habits completely. Here are ten tips that can protect you from cell phone radiation, so that you can stay connected to your favorite people.
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The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that cell phones raise the risk of cancer. The announcement, made after a team of international scientists reviewed various studies on cell phone safety is particularly relevant to the black community as studies have consistently shown blacks to dominate cell phone use. Not to mention, African-Americans suffer the highest cancer rates and deaths of all racial groups.
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After undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment earlier this month, Aretha Franklin, was discharged from a Detroit hospital earlier this week, according to a statement released Wednesday.
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In this call Aretha is in good spirits however states that she is waiting on tests to come back. Keith and Aretha also speak about a tour that they were planning together pre-health problems, they state they are both can’t wait until next year to get on the road.
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DETROIT – Aretha Franklin underwent serious surgery last week and is “recovering very well,” her longtime friend, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said Wednesday.
Jackson said in an interview with The Associated Press that he’s visited with the legendary singer four or five times recently, including a few days ago, and that Franklin’s “spirits are high, and her faith is strong.”
“She’s conscious, communicating and taking daily walks up and
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SAN DIEGO — Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn says he has cancer in a salivary gland.
He told The San Diego Union-Tribune the cancer was discovered last month and he faces seven to eight weeks of treatment – radiation five times a week and chemotherapy once a week.
“The doctors have told me they feel they caught the cancer early and there was not much of it there,” he said in a story
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