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‘Running While Black’ tells a new story about who belongs in the sport
by Beandrea July November 16, 2022Enlarge this image Cover of Running While Black byAlison Mariella Desir. Penguin Random House hide caption toggle caption Penguin Random House Cover…
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Medical debt ruined her credit. ‘It’s like you’re being punished for being sick’
by Aneri Pattani October 6, 2022Enlarge this image Penelope Wingard of Charlotte, N.C., has survived breast cancer, a brain aneurysm and surgery on both eyes. For the…
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Racial Disparities In Cancer Incidence And Survival Rates Are Narrowing
by Patti Neighmond February 15, 2019Enlarge this image Dramatic decreases in deaths from lung cancer among African-Americans were particularly notable, according to the American Cancer Society. Siri…
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Alzheimer’s Disease May Develop Differently In African-Americans, Study Suggests
by Jon Hamilton January 7, 2019Enlarge this image A colorized image of a brain cell from an Alzheimer’s patient shows a neurofibrillary tangle (red) inside the cytoplasm…
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Distrust Of Health Care System May Keep Black Men Away From Prostate Cancer Research
by Rachel D. Cohen October 17, 2018Enlarge this image Black men are twice as likely as whites to die from prostate cancer, one of the deadliest cancers that…
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Why Are Black And Latino Kids More Likely To Die Of Certain Cancers?
by Erin Blakemore August 20, 2018Enlarge this image Researchers are trying to understand why black and Latino children are more likely to die of certain cancers. FS…