Cancer can be a scary word, but it's more treatable than ever.
5 Cancer Symptoms You Can't Ignore
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Worried about a strange lump or pain? Are you suddenly much more tired than usual? Some types of cancer have unique warning signs, but others may actually imitate common illnesses, such as the flu. These signs may all seem like minor, harmless ailments, but taken together they could point to cancer.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- For the 40 percent of African Americans with hypertension, learning that the same medication used to treat hypertension may in turn cause fatal cancers is quite a frightening piece of news.
A recent study done by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland found that a particular group of common medications, known as angiotensin receptor blockers, used to treat diabetes-related high blood pressure, kidney
(BlackDoctor.org) – Cancer can be a scary thing. What’s possibly even scarier is that there’s so much (sometimes contradictory) information out there about what does and doesn’t cause cancer, who is or isn’t at a greater risk of developing cancer, what ages you should be talking to your doctor about all the different cancer screenings, etc. As African Americans, we’re told that we are more susceptible to dying from certain
Legendary Artist Guru Dies Of Cancer-Related Illness
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The voice of music was quieted for a moment as millions mourned the loss of Guru, one half of the powerhouse group, Gangstarr. The New York MC, whose real name was Keith Elam, died at the age of 43 due to complications from undisclosed cancer after having been diagnosed with anoxia.
Producer Solar, who was a friend and collaborator of Guru's, released a statement published in the report mourning the rapper's death.
"The world has lost one of the best MCs and hip-hop icons
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Worried about a strange lump or pain? Are you suddenly much more tired than usual? Some types of cancer have unique warning signs, but others may actually imitate common illnesses, such as the flu. These signs may all seem like minor, harmless ailments, but taken together they could point to cancer. 
(BlackDoctor.org) -- For the 40 percent of African Americans with hypertension, learning that the same medication used to treat hypertension may in turn cause fatal cancers is quite a frightening piece of news. 
(BlackDoctor.org) – Cancer can be a scary thing. What’s possibly even scarier is that there’s so much (sometimes contradictory) information out there about what does and doesn’t cause cancer, who is or isn’t at a greater risk of developing cancer, what ages you should be talking to your doctor about all the different cancer screenings, etc. As African Americans, we’re told that we are more susceptible to dying from certain
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The voice of music was quieted for a moment as millions mourned the loss of Guru, one half of the powerhouse group, Gangstarr. The New York MC, whose real name was Keith Elam, died at the age of 43 due to complications from undisclosed cancer after having been diagnosed with anoxia.