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Chemotherapy

Dr. Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society answers your questions about cancer.

Q&A: Do hookah and sweeteners cause cancer?

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the Twitter chat held earlier today on cancer and African-Americans...
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Tamika Felder at the annual "Walk to Beat the Clock" at RFK Stadium in D.C., May 2012

Young women and cervical cancer: Pap smear is key

Kimberly N. Alleyne
theGRIO REPORT - If not for a doctor’s visit to investigate a boil under her arm, Tamika Felder, age 25, would not have known that she had cervical cancer...
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Diabetes risk among breast cancer survivors

Onome Akpogheneta
theGRIO REPORT - A new study shows that breast cancer survivors are at greater risk of diabetes...
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Men suffer from breast cancer too

Chantell Black
theGRIO REPORT - For men, the lifetime chance of getting breast cancer is 1 in 1,000. For Justin Langley of Hampton, Virginia, he was that unlucky one...
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Robin Roberts' condition explained

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - This week’s abrupt hiatus from the show leaves fans wondering whether her declaration of 'I’m going to beat this' may, in fact, be more difficult than they anticipated...
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GMA's Robin Roberts announces she has bone marrow disease

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NEW YORK (AP) - Robin Roberts is facing a new medical challenge that will require her to start chemotherapy and get a bone marrow transplant...
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Breast cancer survivor: Don't wait for screening

Blayne Alexander
VIDEO - A two-time breast cancer survivor says women 'shouldn't wait' to get screened...
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Pancreatic cancer touches black community too

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - Steve Jobs' death has instantaneously raised the public's awareness of pancreatic cancer...
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Teen beats cancer, homelessness to graduate

Aiche Sissoko
theGRIO REPORT - After spending about six months in the hospital, Reggie Evans took honors courses, ended up with a GPA above 3.0...
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Black women battle triple negative breast cancer at alarming rates (VIDEO)

Todd Johnson
theGRIO VIDEO - Roughly 20 to 30 percent of breast cancer cases for African-American women are 'triple negative,' an aggressive subtype of breast cancer...
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