Last Saturday, a powerful panel of doctors, cancer survivors and physicians gathered at the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center for Live Laugh Learn 2025, a cancer awareness event focused on the disparities in breast, prostate and colorectal cancer within the Black community. The message was clear and urgent: Don’t wait. Early detection saves lives, […]
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Breast cancer survivor ensures others need not suffer alone
Breast cancer survivor Pamela Weems built Pink Ladies MN into a 14 year support network that centers early detection and care for women of color. She will receive the Legacy of Light Award at Sister Spokesman’s Live. Laugh. Learn. 2025.
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Sister Spokesman Expands Health Conversation at Live. Laugh. Learn. 2025
Sister Spokesman presents Live. Laugh. Learn. 2025, a free Sept. 20 health event expanding its focus to breast, prostate, and colon cancer awareness for African American communities.
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Study confirms higher breast cancer mortality rates for Black women across all subtypes
Black women in the US face higher mortality rates from breast cancer compared to white women, with disparities present across all subtypes, and researchers suggest targeted, multilevel interventions to close the gap.
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Gaps Project works to close breast cancer mortality disparities
Monisha Washington, director of the Breast Cancer Gaps Project, is working to eliminate the 41% higher mortality rate from breast cancer among Black women by implementing innovative community-driven solutions.
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Women of color at ‘alarmingly’ higher risk for death from breast cancer
Across the country and all demographic groups, breast cancer deaths have dropped, thanks to earlier detection. But women of color remain at higher risk for fatal outcomes.
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Task force recommends breast cancer screening should begin at age 40
The US Preventive Services Task Force proposes that women with an average risk for breast cancer begin screening at age 40, a change from its 2016 recommendation.
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Know Your Girls: Steps to reduce disproportionate breast cancer deaths among Black women
Black women are typically diagnosed at a younger age and diagnosed at a later stage of illness compared to White women.
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A daughter’s purpose: love, legacy, and the fight against breast cancer
Benita Robinson is dedicated help connect African American women to breast cancer screenings so that they can live long, healthy lives.
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Is it safe to get a mammogram during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Since the pandemic began, there has been a sharp decline in preventative medical care due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.
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Beyond October and wearing pink: What kind of support do breast cancer patients want?
In our study, we looked at how women experienced support during breast cancer treatment. We chose to focus on African American women because they are more likely to die from breast cancer than all other women in the U.S.