There are 10 article(s) tagged Breast cancer:

• October 2024

  • Local breast cancer survivors honored at Pink October ceremony

    Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said risk increases with age and that women, who are more often caregivers, should make their own health a priority. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 24, 2024

  • Tigers pair with DeAngelo Williams Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness

    Every ticket sold to Memphis’ Oct. 19 home football game against North Texas will result in a $5 donation to purchase mammograms for Memphis residents.

    By Frank Bonner II October 15, 2024

• April 2024

  • Sista Strut recognizes community members and breast-cancer survivors

    While walking to raise awareness for breast-cancer rates in Black women, Sista Strut recognized Danita Brown for her work in the community.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 06, 2024

• October 2023

  • Mammograms on the beach: New tech aims to ease women’s anxiety

    Baptist Medical Group Clinic is now using the power of sight, sound and even smell to help patients feel less tense during their mammograms.

    By Aisling Mäki October 13, 2023

• June 2023

  • Renovated Methodist center is a ‘one-stop-shop for breast cancer patients’

    The 18,000-square-foot center’s redesign — its first since its inception 20 years ago — focuses on patient comfort, convenience and added privacy. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 28, 2023

• May 2021

  • Tyus Jones celebrates health of his first, most important coach: Mom

    “Her fingerprints are all over my basketball career,” the Grizzlies point guard says of his mom, Debbie Jones, a cancer survivor.

    By Drew Hill May 09, 2021

• October 2019

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins with praise for consortium

    The MBCC formed in 2014 when the rate of African American women in Memphis dying from breast cancer was 2:1 with white women. 

    By Jane Roberts October 02, 2019

• May 2019

  • Susan G. Komen announces local breast cancer grant recipients

    Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Mississippi has awarded nearly $500,000 to local entities addressing the most critical breast cancer needs in the community. 

    By Michelle Corbet May 04, 2019

• April 2019

  • Baptist performs first intraoperative radiation treatment

    Baptist Memorial Health Care is offering a new breast cancer procedure that enables women to opt out of the weeks of radiation therapy following surgery. 

    By Michelle Corbet April 08, 2019

• October 2018

  • Study shows for many women, chemo not needed for breast cancer

    Genomic testing can done based on a 21-gene profile to classify breast cancer patients into categories of low risk, intermediate risk or high risk. And based on that profile, doctors determine whether or not the patient would benefit from chemotherapy.

    By Elle Perry October 01, 2018