breast cancer awareness
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Tina Knowles Just Shared Some Heartbreaking Health News, Fans Respond
She told Gayle King how she has “always tried to take care of myself. I just… was in disbelief.”
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New Database Makes Finding Healthy Black-Owned Beauty Products Easier Than Ever
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has launched a searchable database of products that are free of harmful ingredients.
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Ananda Lewis Reveals She Has Stage 3 Breast Cancer, Urges Mammograms for Early Detection
If you are a person of a certain age, there’s a high likelihood that you once either emulated or had a full-blown obsession with one-time MTV veejay and host of BET’s Teen Summit, Ananda Lewis. Now 47, the former daytime talk show host has been laying low as of late, but on Thursday, she gave…
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Could Your Beauty Routine Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer? A New Study Reveals Permanent Dyes and Straighteners May Pose Dangers
When it comes to black women and hair texture, The Glow Up has always maintained that it’s a personal concern—in fact, we launched on the stance that we’re #TeamNeutral. Unfortunately, a new report published on Wednesday in the International Journal of Cancer indicates that hair texture may also be a health concern, as scientists at…
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Do You 'Know Your Girls'? New FDA Guidelines and an Influencer Campaign Encourage Black Women to Prioritize Breast Health
Fun fact: As I write this, I’m awaiting the results of my first mammogram. It’s an awkward, somewhat anxiety-inducing, but nevertheless necessary rite of passage for most women over 40, and one I was admittedly slightly (slightly) overdue for. That’s right: I allowed the rest of my busy life to become a higher priority than…
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'All Is Love': Idris Elba Fronts New Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign for Designer Stella McCartney
He’s best known as a heartthrob, but in a new campaign film celebrating the launch of Stella McCartney Cares Pink, Idris Elba is showing some heart. The film, which stars a cast of breast cancer survivors, many of whom display their mastectomy scars, is titled “All is Love.” It aims at promoting breast cancer awareness,…
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When You Know You Know: Today, Take 5 Minutes to Assess Your Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk
Like everything else in this hypercapitalist country, even breast cancer awareness has been commodified (there’s even a term for it: pinkwashing). From the uniforms of the NFL to razors, perfume and handbags, October is literally awash in pink. But really, is all this pink posturing helping to bring awareness to women who are at risk…