Men's Health

via BlackDoctor: Colorectal (colon) cancer, which specifically affects the colon or rectum, is not only the second leading cause of cancer death for Americans but also one of the most prevalent cancers among Black men – trailing prostate cancer and lung cancer. In 2016, according to the American Cancer Society, about 9 percent of Black […]

National

via nationaldaycalendar: Each year on the third Thursday in November, the American Cancer Society sponsors the Great American Smokeout. This is an annual social engineering event to encourage Americans to stop tobacco smoking.  The Great American Smokeout challenges smokers to quit cigarettes for 24 hours with the hopes that this decision will continue forever. HOW […]

Family Health

  It’s National Cancer Survivors Day, and chances are good that you know at least one of them. Cancer survivors now number more than 14.5 million in the United States and are expected to grow to 19 million over the next decade, a new report finds. More cancers are cured, more people are living longer […]

Family Health

For years and years and years now, women have used two particular pieces of fruit to define their body shape – and, to a certain…