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BLOOMINGTON — Black women in the United States are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, according to the American Cancer Society.
BLOOMINGTON — Susan G. Komen — which funds research, screenings, treatment and education to combat breast cancer — is focusing on aggressive and metastatic cancers and communities at higher risk of breast cancer in the organization's 2018 research funding.
Be aware: One in eight women will get breast cancer. Early detection improves odds of survival.
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BLOOMINGTON — When RaeSean Brown was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer in 2016, she cried.
Recent breast cancer research has suggested that vitamin D may be helpful in reducing the risks for getting breast cancer as well as improving survival if you get breast cancer. Some research even suggests that it may reduce the pain some women get when on aromatase inhibitors, a treatment f…
Immunotherapy is a newer type of cancer treatment which uses our body's defense system to fight cancer. Our immune system not only protects us against common cold and pneumonia. It also protects us against cancer.
The Community Cancer Center, 407 E. Vernon Ave., Normal, has support groups, classes and programs for people affected by various types of cancer and also partners with other organizations and businesses to offer specific services:
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Daniel Ezra stars in “All American,” premiering Wednesday on The CW.
