Women of color have the highest breast cancer mortality rate and are more likely to receive a diagnosis of advanced-stage breast cancer than white women. According to the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), Black women are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer, be younger at diagnosis, and have more fatal outcomes than …

Wolfe Ramsay is many things.   A high school senior. A basketball player. A musician.   He now adds album writer to the list with the release of his first full length album “Real Life Psychology” earlier this month. 100% of the album’s proceeds earned from streaming services will be donated to the Jimmy Fund.  The Jimmy Fund, established …

The Foundation for Community Care planned to raise more money than ever for a wide variety of worthy community causes in 2020. Those events all faced a new paradigm, however, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Suddenly, practically overnight, large gatherings were out, and small groups were in, and social distance, masks, and contactless experiences were …

“My baby has cancer.” For California mom Kimberly Crompton, the painful realization “hit like a ton of bricks.” Breathless, shocked, and overwhelmed, Crompton tells CNN she could not believe what doctors were saying on the other side of the phone. “Really, a kid? My kid — has cancer?” For over a year, this mom of …

Childhood cancer and its treatment can result in cognitive struggles. St. Jude scientists are studying the risk factors. Childhood cancer and its treatment can result in cognitive struggles. Scientists atSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are studying the risk factors. They looked at social and economic issues in children with brain tumors treated with radiation. These …

A woman who returned to work after a cancer diagnosis says she took a ‘huge’ financial hit. It comes as a new study has shown that almost half of people returning to work after a cancer diagnosis reported that it had a negative impact on their career. Females, younger workers, the self-employed and those working …

More than 100,000 people with cancer in the UK are struggling to pay for basic essentials due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a charity. Macmillan Cancer Support found that 4% of those with cancer are struggling to cover costs such as food, bills, rent or mortgage as a result of Covid-19. Seven in 10 …

Greater use of hypofractionated dosing regimens has helped radiation oncology sites deliver radiation therapy to cancer patients in England during the COVID-19 pandemic, offsetting a massive decline in treatment sessions overall, according to a study published in Lancet Oncology. The study from the University of Leeds with Public Health England and the Royal College of Radiologists …

A cancer diagnosis for an Ontario resident has a significantly higher price tag and out-of-pocket expenses than residents of other provinces such as British Columbia or Alberta.  “They are facing hundreds, if not thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket expenses,” said Stephen Piazza, manager of advocacy for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). “It shouldn’t be this …

The WHO reported 19.3 million new cancer cases in 2020 and this is expected to rise by 27.5 million cases each year. Whilst the disease is curable, treatment can be expensive, writes Dr Ruma Bhargava, Healthcare Lead at the World Economic Forum. In India, the baseline cost is higher than the annual income of over …