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female patient of African-American ethnicity, having an annual medical check-up with a senior male Caucasian doctor

Can Racial Bias Limit Access to Colon Cancer Screening and Treatment for Women of Color?

Black patients could be less likely to get screening referrals that could lower colon cancer mortality rates

female patient of African-American ethnicity, having an annual medical check-up with a senior male Caucasian doctor

¿Pueden prejuicios raciales restringir el acceso a examinaciones y tratamientos de cáncer de colon para mujeres de color?

Los pacientes de raza negra pueden tener menos posibilidades de que les refieran a examinaciones que podrían reducir las tasas de mortalidad del cáncer de colon

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Learn About 5 Types of Gynecologic Cancer

Here’s what to know about five types of gynecologic cancers that can affect women and people assigned female at birth

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Coping with the Costs of Cancer

How to get financial support when you’re navigating cancer care

hundred dollar bills and drug vials + syringe on top of a chemotherapy transport bag

Lidiar con los costos del cáncer

Cómo obtener apoyo financiero si estás tratando de obtener atención para el cáncer

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The Connection Between Young Adults and Colon Cancer

Here’s a look at why younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer and how they can lower their risk

Sad ethnic woman crying on pouf in apartment

La conexión entre adultos jóvenes y el cáncer de colon

Echaremos un vistazo a la razón por la cual adultos más jóvenes están recibiendo diagnósticos de cáncer de colon y cómo se puede reducir su riesgo

Shannon Murphy

I Started My Dream Job. Then I Was Diagnosed with Bladder Cancer.

Being open and honest with myself and my colleagues helped me balance work and bladder cancer

Shannon Murphy

Obtuve el trabajo de mis sueños. Un poco después me diagnosticaron cáncer de vejiga.

Ser abierta y honesta conmigo y mis colegas fue útil para encontrar un equilibrio entre el trabajo y el cáncer de vejiga

true or false: cervical cancer

True or False: Cervical Cancer

Take our quiz to see how much you know about cervical cancer screening, signs of cervical cancer and other important facts

true or false quiz: breast cancer

True or False? Breast Cancer

About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Take our quiz to see how much you know about this common disease.

Living with Bladder Cancer

Living with Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer affects many aspects of life

Vivir con cáncer de vejiga

Vivir con cáncer de vejiga

El cáncer de vejiga afecta muchos aspectos de la vida

Korean woman with cancer is meeting with her doctor

Living with Endometrial Cancer

Understanding how endometrial cancer impacts daily life can help you cope

Korean woman with cancer is meeting with her doctor

Vivir con cáncer endometrial

Comprender en qué forma el cáncer endometrial afecta la vida cotidiana puede ser útil para seguir adelante

Ask the Expert: Ovarian Cancer

Ask the Expert: Ovarian Cancer

Pamela Esposito-Amery, CEO and co-founder of Tell Every Amazing Lady, talks about ovarian cancer risk factors and why it’s important to know your family history

Women Who Have Never Smoked Can Get Lung Cancer

Women Who Have Never Smoked Can Get Lung Cancer

Learn the risk factors, symptoms and causes of lung cancer in non-smokers

 Mujeres que nunca han fumado pueden desarrollar cáncer pulmonar

Mujeres que nunca han fumado pueden desarrollar cáncer pulmonar

Obtén información acerca de los factores de riesgo, síntomas y causas de cáncer pulmonar de personas que no fuman

Linda Urbanski

For Nearly a Year, Doctors Dismissed My Bladder Cancer Symptoms as UTIs

In my bladder cancer advocacy work, I see many other women overlooked by medical professionals

Ask the Expert: Lung Cancer - Risk Factors and Interventions

Ask the Expert: Lung Cancer - Risk Factors and Interventions

Anne Gonzalez, M.D., talks about risk factors, symptoms and early and late interventions for lung cancer in women

Tips for Traveling While Being Treated for Urothelial Bladder Cancer

Tips for Traveling While Being Treated for Urothelial Bladder Cancer

Being treated for UBC shouldn’t keep you from traveling

Consejos para viajar mientras recibes tratamiento de cáncer de vejiga urotelial

Consejos para viajar mientras recibes tratamiento de cáncer de vejiga urotelial

Recibir tratamiento para cáncer de vejiga urotelial no debería ser un impedimento para que viajes

Schern Yung on the beach

My OB-GYN Told Me It Was Nothing to Worry About — But It Ended Up Being Ovarian Cancer

Fortunately, I wound up with a supportive team of healthcare providers who helped me get well