Tag: cancer
UAB receives $16 million grant to reduce cancer disparities
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’
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...
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?
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...
-- 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
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
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...
- 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...
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
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...