cancer
LAPD’s 1st Latina Commander, Cancer Survivor Marches in Rose Bowl Parade
*Great story that cuts across all ethnic, cultural and racial lines. VL By Brian Latimer, NBC News (3 minute read) Los Angeles Police Department Commander Anne Clark is the first […]
Cancer Survivor And One-Legged Skier Augusto Pérez Pushes Toward Olympic Glory
By Andrew O’Reilly, Fox News Latino The soft, late December sunlight filters through the trees in upstate New York’s Winona State Forest as Augusto “Goose” Pérez pushes up a snowy incline, […]
For One Young Latino, Cancer Means Never Give Up
By Araceli Martínez Orteg, La Opinion/New America Media RIPON, Calif.–When Manny Perez rides his bike and breathes in the fresh morning air, he feels free, and does not think about anything — […]
Is There A Gene that Causes Breast Cancer in Latinas?
By Marlo Heresco, Vida Vibrante Angelina’s Jolie’s recent disclosure about having a double-mastectomy because she was in a high-risk group of women who might develop breast cancer, has raised additional […]
Dramatic Increase in Testicular Cancer Cases Among Latinos
By Hope Gillette, Saludify While testicular cancer is considered rare when compared to other cancers, recent research has shown a steady increase in its prevalence among non-Hispanic white, Hispanic, and African […]
Minorities Wait Longer For Breast Cancer surgery
By Genevra Pittman, Reuters/Chicago Tribune NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, black and Hispanic patients were more likely to wait weeks for treatment, in […]
Breast Cancer Prevention Among Latinas is Overlooked
By Hope Gillette, Huffington Post Latino Voices A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggested women receive too many mammograms, thus increasing their likelihood for misdiagnosis […]
An Ofrenda for Our Lady of Guadalupe from a Cancer Survivor’s Son
By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco Tradition inspires faith but hope perpetuates devotion. On December 12, Mexican Catholics mark the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531 on a hilltop. Today, […]
Hugo Chavez On Death Bed From Cancer
By Voxxi News Veteran journalist Dan Rather reported Wednesday that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is dying of cancer and might not live to see the October elections there. According to the former CBS anchor’s Dan Rather Reports on […]
Latinas More Likely To Die Of Breast Cancer?
Latinas are about 20% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, according to a new study presented at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center-American Assn. for Cancer Research San […]