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A Journey Through Chronic Myeloid Leukemia as a Black Patient
For Black Americans, the battle with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia is marked by unique survival challenges and treatment ...
For Black People, Surviving Skin Cancer Begins With Knowing What to Look For—and Where
For Black people, surviving skin cancer begins with knowing what to look for—and where. Hint: It often shows up where the sun ...
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Hongjun Wang is Leading the Way to a New Era in Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a blood cancer that affects plasma cells in bone marrow. It’s a particularly insidious form of ...
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For Some Cancers, Black Patients Have Lower Survival Rates Than White Patients
Researchers found that cancer incidence is on the decline for Black patients and rising for White patients, but mortality is on the decline for both groups.
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How a crucial DNA repair protein works -- and what it means for cancer treatment
DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...
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Breakthrough tool to enhance precision in cold-temperature cancer surgery
Researchers have developed an innovative tool that enhances surgeons' ability to detect and remove cancer cells during cryosurgery, a procedure that uses extreme cold to destroy tumors. This ...
How cancer hijacks the immune system by draining T cells' energy
Research into immunotherapy against cancer typically focuses on better recognition of cancer cells by the body's own immune ...
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Prostate cancer survivor shares his journey as Black Americans face significant disparities
A new report shows Black people continue to face significant disparities when it comes to cancer. There has been a decline in cancer deaths for Black people, but new research from the American ...
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Black Cancer Death Rates Drop, Still Highest Among Groups
The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released Cancer Statistics for African American and Black People, 2025. According to the report, the cancer mortality rate declined from 1991 to 2022 by 49% and ...
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New ACS Study Shows Cancer Mortality Rates Among Black People Declining, but Remain Higher Than Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
American Cancer Society report also finds Black men continue to die from prostate cancer at twice the rate of White men "Overall declines in cancer mortality rates in Black people largely reflect ...
The American Journal of Managed Care15d
Cancer Mortality Rates Still High Among Black Patients, Despite Overall Decline
Black individuals face higher cancer mortality rates despite overall declines, with significant disparities in incidence and outcomes compared to other racial groups. Black men experienced the ...
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Mathew Knowles spreads prostate cancer awareness to Black and underserved communities
The initiative seeks to address the disproportionate impact of prostate cancer on Black men, who are twice as likely to die from the disease compared to white men. Knowles, a cancer survivor ...