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 […]

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 — […]

By Hope Gillette, Saludify Hispanics are one of the fastest growing minorities in the United States, representing more than 16 percent of the country’s population, according to the most recent U.S. […]

Rumors of Hugo Chavez’s death that have begun circulating after his return to Havana for cancer surgery have been quashed. A phone call from the Venezuelan leader has confirmed that, […]

By Christine Granados Six years ago, my ob-gyn found two millimeters of cancerous cells on my cervix and told me that my uterus should be removed as a precaution. I […]

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 […]

By Jeff Kreisberg It is crystal clear to me that PSA is not a good test to screen asymptomatic men for prostate cancer. Although it has been used as a […]

Cancer is expensive — the American Cancer Society estimates that the 2010 total cost of cancer in the U.S. soared to $263.8 billion (The Huffington Post Oct 12, 2011). Along […]

If you would have asked me on any given day before this year what month was dedicated to the awareness of breast cancer and the importance of early detection, I […]

According to a report from Reuters, Latinas, low-income, and older women are most likely to get unneeded surgery for breast cancer. As found in the study, more than a third of 18,000 […]