Category Archives: Cancer

Breast Cancer Gene Mutation Also Reveals Risk For Ovarian Cancer

Posted on May 22, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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Anna Ruffino lost her aunt in January 2012, then her mother that November, to the same disease. Continue reading →

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The Danny Tisdale Show With Tiffany Jones And Brian Benjamin Discuss Breast Cancer

Posted on March 18, 2013 by | Leave a comment

rbk-tiffany-jones-bra-day-deListen to The Danny Tisdale Show on the Harlem World Magazine Radio Podcast show with host Danny as he talks to Brian Benjamin from the Community Board #10 in Harlem and Tiffany Jones, Founder of PinkChoseMe Foundation and breast cancer survivor during Women’s History Month about the organizations free Harlem Mammogram testing “Mammograms Save Lives” at Harlem Hospital.

Listen in here on Tuesday, March 19th, at 2 pm, 2013. Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month: ‘Mammograms Save Lives’ At Harlem Hospital

Posted on March 11, 2013 by | 2 Comments

harlem hospital mammorgramsWomen’s History Month has began and with women’s health, particularly breast cancer causes, prevention and treatments consistently commanding media attention as the world searches for a cure. Continue reading →

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Cervical Cancer Awareness Swings in Harlem

Posted on January 22, 2013 by | 1 Comment

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Cervical cancer affects more than 11,000 women worldwide annually.  According to the National Cancer Institute, African-American women are 40 percent more likely to develop cervical cancer and twice as likely to die from it.  Continue reading →

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Harlem Breast Self-Examination With Video Demonstration-Warning (video)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month we posted this tutorial that explains and demonstrates to Harlem women how to correctly do a breast self examination. Continue reading →

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Breast or Ovarian Cancer Support Group for Spanish Speaking Survivors

Posted on October 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

SHARE’s LatinaSHARE is for Spanish speaking breast or ovarian cancer survivors. Led by a peer group, various topics related to women’s needs are presented. Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Love

Posted on October 1, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

Today’s the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Harlem and the world, and it’s a good time to take a break from our reading to recall the many people affected.

Some of us have lost love ones who were friends, family, associations, etc.,. They were wives, mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers. And now they are gone.

During October, Harlem World will showcase a number of articles about breast cancer. Other resources are available on our website. Continue reading →

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Hamill’s Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted on January 5, 2008 by | Leave a comment

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Olympic figure skating gold medalist Dorothy Hamill arrives for Figure Skating In Harlem’s annual gala ‘Skating with the Stars’ Continue reading →

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