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Celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Harlem

The Breast Examination Center of Harlem (BECH) cordially invites you to the “Survivorship: Mind, Body, and Spirit” on Wednesday, October 24th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in celebration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Registration will start at promptly at 5:30 p.m. Continue reading

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HW Q & A: With Harlemite Carmelina Vargas

Carmelia Vargas

The Harlemite and breast Cancer survivor talks to Harlem World Magazine about her new video “Alegria,” her new book, a flick at the Magic Johnson Theater and dinner at Melba’s in Harlem. Continue reading

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

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

The Danny Tisdale Show Harlem Hospitality and Breast Cancer

Join Danny Tisdale as he talks today with Nikoa Evans-Hendricks, Executive Director of Harlem Park to Park and the upcoming Harlem Hospitality and Culinary Conference. Also, he speaks to Dr. Nora Presley about Breast Cancer Awareness Month and survival skills for Harlem women.

Listen to the show here.

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Breast or Ovarian Cancer Support Group for Spanish Speaking Survivors

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

Breast Cancer: How to Reduce Your Risk

 

Many factors are linked to breast cancer risk. Some-such as an inherited gene mutation, simply being a woman, and getting older-you can’t change. Continue reading

Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Love

 

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

Harlemite S. Epatha Merkerson Honored At CancerCare

CancerCare hosted its Annual Spring Gala year on Thursday, June 14 at The Mandarin Oriental in New York City.  Continue reading

HW Facebook: Feel Your Boobies: I’m Doing It

Facebook by Anandi Premlall

If you don’t know what this is about, it’s not porn, it’s about Breast Cancer Awareness. Thanks! Now joins us on the walk or make a donation!
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/aapremlall
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Dr. Nelson: Let’s Hear It For The Boys!!

According to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the life expectancy for New Yorkers is at an all time high, with life expectancy at 79.4 years. However, according to this report, men continue to die six years younger than women, 76 vs 82 years with more than 1/3 of deaths among NYC men occurring before the age of 65. Let’s forget about statistics for a moment, take a look at your family, how many men past away before the age of 65? I know in my family the majority of men died before 60 much less 65!! Why is this the case? And what can be done about it?

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