Triple-negative breast cancer and African American women?
How much do we know about triple-negative breast cancer? Why does it hit African American women so hard? Thank you. We don't know very much about triple-negative disease, but there is a lot of research specifically focused on this area. We know ... [... more]
Breast Cancer |
African American Women of the Old West
 Little Known History of African American Women: Tricia Martineau Wagner is a wonderfduil story teller (I have her "It Happened on the Underground Railroad"). Without straying from the facts, Ms. Martineau Wagner writes of her subjects almost as [... more]
$12.95
Amazon.com |
High-Risk African American Women May Benefit From ...
Oct. 21, 2005 — African American women at high-risk of breast cancer have genetic mutations that would make genetic testing feasible, according to a study in the October 19 issue of the Because of recent advances in the understanding of breast ... [... more]
Medem |
How to Teach African American Women Breast Cancer ...
According to projections by the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 565,650 Americans will die of cancer in 2008. That is more than 1,500 people a day. The ACS also projects that 26 percent of that number will consist of new breast cancer cases ... [... more]
eHow |
Breast cancer gene testing less likely among blacks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African American women are generally less likely than white women to pursue genetic testing for BRCA1 or BRCA2, the gene mutations associated with an increased risk of break cancer, researchers report. However, African ... [... more]
Breast Cancer |
African American Women Less Likely to Have Genetic ...
African American Women Less Likely to Have Genetic Counseling for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing If you're an African American woman with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, you might want to read this article. Racial disparities in other ... [... more]
Breast Cancer |
Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers (Two Volumes)
Alphabetically arranged entries discuss the lives, works, and critical reception of more than 150 African American women writers. [... more]
$192.50
eBooks |
Osteoporosis and African American Women
While African American women tend to have higher bone mineral density (BMD) than white women throughout life, they are still at significant risk of developing osteoporosis. The misperception that osteoporosis is only a concern for white women can ... [... more]
National Institute of Arthritis |
African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000
A fine set of first-person narratives, interviews, and essays: College-level collections strong in either women's history or Afro-American issues will find this invaluable, representing the first major historical anthology to focus on the roles such [... more]
$24.95
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Veronica Chambers
A behind-the-scenes look into the lives of successful middle- and upper-middle class African American women, the groundbreaking HAVING IT ALL? is sure to spark discussions from cocktail parties to boardrooms. In a single generation, black women ... [... more]
Random House |
Honey, Hush!: An Anthology of African American Women's Humor
Amazon.com Review: This massive (nearly 700 pages) anthology offers a fascinating survey of black women's humor, compiled from folk sources, the blues, and poetry, fiction, anecdotal recollections, and routines by such comedians as the late Jackie " [... more]
$30.00
Amazon.com |
Inspiring African American Women of Virginia
Inspiring African American Women of Virginia was written to provide readers with a variety of ethic women from various eras in our countries history.pIt captivates the reader and pulls them into the lives of women who were not just faced with the [... more]
$29.46
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