The Globalization and Health journal published an article in 2019 that assesses early breast cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa. The research presented by authors Eleanor Black and Robyn Richmond examines mammography, clinical examination, and self-examination to...
Sleep is one of the best ways to help your body to repair, leverage the immune system against colds, influenza, and other respiratory infections, decrease inflammation, avoid cognitive decline, digestive issues, impair glucose metabolism and obesity. Monika Haack, a...
In this month of October when Breast Cancer awareness and Diabetes are celebrated, we want to talk about the link between these two diseases. The diabetes type 2 have been linked with certain types of cancer; including colon, postmenopausal breast, pancreatic, liver,...
Breast cancer results from the uncontrolled growth of cells in the breast. These cells (tumour cells) divide to form lumps that can sometimes be felt on physical examination. In most cases, breast cancer affects women; however, it can also occur in men. There are...
Karen Peterson's story of self-advocacy shared earlier this month, addressed how race-based disparities inhibit equitable medical care for African Americans. With her recurrent breast cancer diagnosis, Peterson’s oncology team suggested she repeat chemotherapy, but...
Based on: “Self-advocacy saved her life: Black Harlem woman sought her own cancer treatment in face of racial health care disparities” (The New York Daily News) As a black woman living in Harlem, Karen Peterson recognized the challenges she would face as a result of...
Medications can be lifesaving in many situations; however, they all have some side effects. Different medicines affect the body in different ways and even these effects can vary from person to person. As with any drug or medicine you take, antibiotics and painkillers...
In our learning center, you can find some materials and webinars where you will learn how to strengthen your immune system. In the upcoming months, you will find more webinars in our learning center which will show the importance of sleep and how it repairs and...
