Blacks More Prone to Colon Cancers That Arise Between Colonoscopies: Study

Stacey Fedewa, Researcher, American Cancer Society and Patrick Okolo, M.D., Chief of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital

Colon cancer guidelines now recommend a colonoscopy every 10 years, beginning at age 50 for people at average risk for the disease.

But a new study finds that older black Americans are far more likely than whites to develop a colon cancer in the decade-long gap between these screenings.

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3 Reasons the Black AIDS Institute Launched The #30DaysOfHIV Digital Marketing Campaign

Louis "Kengi" Carr, a participant in the "In The Life"

Social media presents an opportunity to fight the HIV crisis in Black America by generating national conversations that dispel misinformation, fight racism and mobilize Black communities. That is why for one month leading up to today, National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), the Black AIDS Institute launched #30DaysOfHIV.

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In This Issue

Today is National HIV Testing Day. It is also the end of the Black AIDS Institute's #30daysofHIV campaign, a remarkable national collaboration between activists, people living with HIV, health departments, and community-based organizations.

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Promises Made To Protect Preexisting Conditions Prove Hollow

Congressional Democrats joined activists for a rally to urge not to replace the Affordable Care Act

Senate Republicans praised the Affordable Care Act replacement bill they presented Thursday as preserving coverage for people with cancer, mental illness and other chronic illness.

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