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UAB receives $16 million grant to reduce cancer disparities

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By Beena Thannickal UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a five-year, $16.6 million renewal grant from the National Cancer Institute for the...

Cancer survivor Gary Burley: ‘Early detection is the key’

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By Fred Mitchell For the Birmingham Times Gary Burley made a career of being a premier run-stopper and difference-maker on the football field as a defensive...

Loss of best friend to breast cancer inspires her research for...

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  By Barnett Wright Times staff writer   Joy Agee is determined to help find a cure for breast cancer. Her motivation: her best friend, who lost her...

Screening For The Breast Cancer Gene: Who Is At Risk?

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From wire reports (NAPS) — If you’re like many Americans, you may have heard about the BRCA gene and wondered what it is and whether...

PHEN TO ADDRESS BLACK AMERICA’S PROSTATE CANCER BURDEN AND PUBLISH NATIONAL...

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-- 11th Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit takes place September 17-18, 2015, in Washington, DC -- Boston, MA (BlackNews.com) --...

Boy Scouts Biking 3,900 Miles to Battle Cancer

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Update: BikeLoud! Boy Scouts, biking 3,900-miles from Florence, OR to Wrightsville Beach, NC, will enter North Carolina on Saturday, August 15, with overnight stops...

Teens’ Overall Substance Use Declining, but Marijuana Use Rising

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Marijuana use in teenagers is on the rise, while cigarette and alcohol use are stable or declining, according to health...

Ford Will Give Away a Car at 2015 ESSENCE Festival; Brings...

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- 2015 marks Ford's seventh consecutive year as exclusive automotive sponsor of the ESSENCE Festival, which kicks off this weekend in New Orleans - Ford...

The Skin Cancer Foundation Shares Summer Sun Protection Tips for the...

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NEW YORK, N.Y. –  Summer is right around the corner, and families will spend more time outdoors. Exposure to the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV)...

Skin Cancer Awareness Month Tips from The Skin Cancer Foundation

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Skin Cancer Awareness Month Tips from The Skin Cancer Foundation NEW YORK, N.Y. – Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., and...