Tag: cancer

by Brianna Hoge https://youtu.be/nbANrAk0_7g?si=k8fyEJnEFiQcrN0p The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is recruiting women in Alabama to join the WISDOM study, or Women Informed to Screen Depending On...

By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times When she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 27, Raquel Smith, a Minor High School and Tuskegee University alum...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times To kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed annually each October, Brenda’s Brown Bosom Buddies hosted its annual Sistah Strut...

By Diane Mwai UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham Digestive Health Center will offer free colonoscopies to select patients of Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority through a grant...

sewell.house.gov U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell led 116 of her House colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to bring H.R. 1946 to the Floor for a...

By Tehreem Khan Alabama NewsCenter October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when experts are emphasizing early detection and treatment. Dr. Helen Krontiras is a professor in UAB’s Heersink School of...

By Nicole Daniel The Birmingham Times Judith Anthony, 72, of Birmingham, was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer, which according to the Mayo Clinic, “is a breast...

By Nicole Daniel The Birmingham Times Benette Eason, a U.S. Air Force medical technician, is used to helping others with medical emergencies—then, she was diagnosed with...

Compiled by Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Boobs & Bubbly Breast Cancer Awareness Event Saturday, October 8, 3 p.m.– 5:30 p.m. Hillcrest Manor Wedding and Event Venue 1730...

By Tanner Coffman UAB News March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer...