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UAB Medicine to Offer Free Colonoscopies at Cooper Green Mercy

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 Urges Congress to Consider Act to Cover Blood-Based Cancer Screenings

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...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How Early Detection Can Save Lives

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...

Birmingham’s Judith Anthony Beat the ‘Worst Breast Cancer,’ Now Preps for...

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...

Meet The ‘Full-Time Grandmother’ in Birmingham And Her Battle Against 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...

Birmingham-area Breast Cancer Awareness Month Events to Support

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...

Six Resources to Check Out During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

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...

Javacia Harris Bowser Inspires In Newly Released Book of Essays

By Haley Wilson The Birmingham Times In 2020, while the world was grappling with a global pandemic and civil unrest, award-winning freelance journalist, Javacia Harris Bowser...

Noted Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Dies of Cancer at 41

By Jake Coyle Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Virgil Abloh, a leading designer whose groundbreaking fusions of streetwear and high couture made him one of...

Area Leaders Unite in Fight Against Breast Cancer

Photos by Tyra Grayson Brenda’s Brown Bosom Buddies hosted its annual Pink Hat/Tie Luncheon on Saturday at Arlington House and Gardens celebrating 11 years of...

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