"Live. Laugh. Learn." raising cancer awareness for BIPOC community
Monisha Washington, director of the Breast Cancer GAPS Project, visits WCCO to discuss the "Live. Laugh. Learn." event this weekend in Minneapolis. Click here for more information.
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Monisha Washington, director of the Breast Cancer GAPS Project, visits WCCO to discuss the "Live. Laugh. Learn." event this weekend in Minneapolis. Click here for more information.
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It's something that's common yet extraordinary: a breast cancer diagnosis. By the numbers, you likely know someone who has gotten the news. One in eight women get it. It's the most common type of cancer in women. One woman knows the disease in a way few ever could, or will.
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Cheryl Rao Shohet is a Minnesota artist on a mission to help breast cancer survivors.
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Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield has a story to get you going on this Monday morning.
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There are currently 4 million people in the U.S. right now that have a title in common: breast cancer survivor. But for half of them, another health battle begins when the cancer battle ends.
There are currently 4 million people in the U.S. right now that have a title in common: breast cancer survivor. But as Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield reports, another health battle begins for nearly half of the survivors when the cancer battle ends.
New data shows the breast cancer rate is growing each year in women under 50, with the highest increase in Asian American and Pacific Islander women.
Jacquelyn Vranicar and Dr. Huang, two people intimately involved with a specific type of breast cancer, visit WCCO to discuss how women are living longer by controlling the disease and managing the symptoms.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and from now until the end of the month you're encouraged to walk 3-Days Your Way.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and from now until the end of the month you're encouraged to walk 3-Days Your Way for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
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The Crystal Police Department rallies around one of their newest officers as she battles breast cancer.
The rates of breast cancer have risen over the past 40 years, but for some groups of women, that rate is much higher than others. Dr. Myriam Roby, the director of equity clinical outcomes from Hennepin Healthcare, talks about the importance of breast cancer screening.
Cancer cases are on the rise in younger adults, and early onset cancer is up in patients under 50, many of them without typical risk factors.
Grant Whittaker visits WCCO to talk about a benefit this weekend to help the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation.
Earlier this month, Olivia Munn revealed she had a double mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis. She's recovering and thankful it was discovered with the help of a breast cancer risk assessment score, which acts like a detailed questionnaire.
Actor Olivia Munn said on social media she's had four surgeries in the last 10 months, including a double mastectomy, since being diagnosed with breast cancer.
