Breast Cancer and Black Women

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June 14, 2025
CNN’s Sara Sidner talks to TheGrio about her ongoing breast cancer journey and the impact of losing her friend Ananda…
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April 22, 2025
Tina Knowles opens up about her breast cancer diagnosis and her daughters' support through the lumpectomy that made her cancer-free.
Shaniuce, Shanice Wilson, Shanice Wilson-Knox, Shanice breast cancer, Shanice mammograms, Shanice mastectomy, DCIS breast cancer, What is DCIS, breast cancer in Black women, mammograms, dense breasts, theGrio.com
November 6, 2024
After avoiding mammograms for eight years, R&B singer Shanice was diagnosed with breast cancer. She hopes other women won't make…
Ananda Lewis, breast cancer, breast cancer awareness month, Black breast cancer stats, Black women with breast cancer, theGrio.com
October 16, 2024
Ananda Lewis discussed her health journey with CNN’s Stephanie Elam.
October 2, 2024
Discover inspiring stories featuring black actresses in TV and film roles about breast cancer. Find out about compelling performances from…
survival rates of double mastectomy, double mastectomy, breast cancer, breast cancer survival rate, breast cancer in Black women, theGrio.com
July 29, 2024
Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer to develop in women in the United…
October 8, 2023
Writer and creator Shenae Craig opens up about being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer nearly a year ago.
BET Awards 2021 - Arrivals
July 26, 2023
"My mom was my biggest supporter since I was a child," the singer said in a 2021 interview. 
Birth control cancer risk, Black women and breast cancer theGrio.com
March 23, 2023
Doctors discuss the findings of a new study and what they mean for those who use various types of hormonal…
Color of Change #CareForBlackHair theGrio.com
January 19, 2023
#CareForBlackHair was launched in response to an NIH study that found an increase in cancers in Black women who frequently…
Breast self awareness breast cancer theGrio.com
October 30, 2022
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, learn how to gain breast self-awareness — and why you should.
Black hair products cancer
October 18, 2022
A first-of-its-kind study finds an increased risk of certain cancers for Black women who use chemical hair products.
Singer Normani
October 11, 2022
In an op-ed in Elle magazine, the singer gets real about detecting the early signs of breast cancer and why…
November 27, 2012
Oprah Winfrey announced at the annual conference of O magazine that she had experienced a breast cancer scare, shocking audience…