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Forum: African Americans With Breast Cancer

African Americans with breast cancer who want to connect.

• African American Women & Triple Negative Status

  682 Posts 8,814 Views

  Created by: TripleNeg on Dec 2, 2007 04:19PM

  Latest post: Aug 28, 2016 05:05PM by rogam

• Cold Caps and African-American Hair

  15 Posts 240 Views

  Created by: kaydeesmiles on Jun 4, 2013 10:55PM

  Latest post: Jul 12, 2016 09:39PM by FaithNotFear

• Wigs, chemo hair loss. Los Angeles, CA. What have you learned?

  86 Posts 1,043 Views

  Created by: Sessna1 on Feb 26, 2009 07:26PM

  Latest post: Dec 1, 2015 03:43PM by StayingFocus

• Any help you can give is greatly APPRECIATED!

  2 Posts 69 Views

  Created by: scarletphoenix on Aug 3, 2015 02:56PM

  Latest post: Aug 3, 2015 04:43PM by BarredOwl

• Pain Control Worse for Non-Whites with Metastatic Breast Cancer

  3 Posts 109 Views

  Created by: saluki on Nov 26, 2007 02:10PM

  Latest post: Jun 17, 2015 04:48AM by lianacastel

• 2 New Research Stories of Interest for Black Women

  2 Posts 51 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Feb 20, 2015 07:32AM

  Latest post: Mar 31, 2015 06:51AM by StayingFocus

• New genetic BC anomalies in African American families

  1 Posts 19 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Feb 6, 2015 06:38AM

  Latest post: Feb 6, 2015 06:38AM by cp418

• Happy Thanksgiving to All

  1 Posts 25 Views

  Created by: lLinda on Nov 15, 2014 12:32AM

  Latest post: Nov 15, 2014 12:32AM by lLinda

• Coloring your hair after chemo?

  4 Posts 99 Views

  Created by: deelightful on May 2, 2014 05:27AM

  Latest post: Aug 11, 2014 06:57PM by MissBee

• Where are...

  63 Posts 838 Views

  Created by: Felicia on Sep 11, 2008 05:23PM

  Latest post: Jul 24, 2014 10:47PM by rogam

• Newly diagnosed and full of questions

  10 Posts 206 Views

  Created by: Phillygurl44 on Dec 29, 2013 06:39PM

  Latest post: Jul 24, 2014 10:44PM by rogam

• Hair question (how soon can you relax after chemo)?

  31 Posts 643 Views

  Created by: Chrys23 on Jul 14, 2011 05:51PM

  Latest post: Jul 1, 2014 06:26PM by BIOT

• Cold Caps

  1 Posts 34 Views

  Created by: deelightful on Mar 4, 2014 07:10PM

  Latest post: Mar 4, 2014 07:10PM by deelightful

• What products do you use to care for your hair?

  1 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: deelightful on Mar 4, 2014 07:05PM

  Latest post: Mar 4, 2014 07:05PM by deelightful

• Does the texture of your hair change after chemo?

  1 Posts 55 Views

  Created by: Cbray1210 on Jan 22, 2014 08:17AM

  Latest post: Jan 22, 2014 08:17AM by Cbray1210

• Faces Of Breast Cancer

  2 Posts 69 Views

  Created by: Alli_FLA on Dec 20, 2013 03:55PM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2014 08:17PM by SchoolCounselor

• Regrow hair products

  2 Posts 72 Views

  Created by: deelightful on Dec 7, 2013 11:56AM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2014 07:57PM by SchoolCounselor

• foundation for African American women with breast cancer

  2 Posts 78 Views

  Created by: Rainess13171 on Sep 12, 2012 10:26AM

  Latest post: Jan 16, 2014 07:32PM by Hanna2

• Tackling A Racial Gap In Breast Cancer Survival - New York Times

  3 Posts 83 Views

  Created by: Alli_FLA on Dec 20, 2013 03:52PM

  Latest post: Dec 20, 2013 09:46PM by Alli_FLA

• Has anyone tried the cold cap?

  3 Posts 37 Views

  Created by: deelightful on Dec 8, 2013 06:52PM

  Latest post: Dec 8, 2013 07:35PM by deelightful

• Breast cancer: Who's most at risk?

  1 Posts 32 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Sep 28, 2013 11:36AM

  Latest post: Sep 28, 2013 11:36AM by cp418

• Reconstruction

  10 Posts 144 Views

  Created by: mgdsmc on Oct 5, 2012 09:53PM

  Latest post: Jul 13, 2013 06:13PM by msphil

• Did you go "natural" with your hair during treatment?

  14 Posts 277 Views

  Created by: curveball on Jul 18, 2012 04:01PM

  Latest post: Jun 9, 2013 12:59PM by Dolores

• What lifestyle changes have you made since your BC dx?

  40 Posts 498 Views

  Created by: Thatgirl on Apr 4, 2011 11:50AM

  Latest post: Jan 8, 2013 11:05AM by mgdsmc

• SISTERS I NEED YOUR HELP! but have vent before i go crazy!

  5 Posts 235 Views

  Created by: sadinla on Aug 31, 2012 06:01PM

  Latest post: Sep 12, 2012 07:59PM by darnette

• Radiation Therapy in AA Women

  29 Posts 508 Views

  Created by: joykeeperorg on Feb 10, 2008 02:40PM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2012 12:34AM by LifeAndQualityOfLife

• mediport concerns

  39 Posts 584 Views

  Created by: towens88 on Jun 15, 2008 01:10PM

  Latest post: Jul 15, 2012 11:51PM by floridatworeds

• African Americans and Vitamin D

  30 Posts 317 Views

  Created by: Thatgirl on Apr 4, 2011 03:21PM

  Latest post: Jul 14, 2012 08:58PM by ZuriB

• Naturally Curly Hair Regrowth-Ingrown Hairs? Folliculitis?

  3 Posts 73 Views

  Created by: del3 on Jun 17, 2012 10:07AM

  Latest post: Jul 13, 2012 08:35PM by BikerLee

• New Forum for Latinas/Hispanics with Breast Cancer

  1 Posts 12 Views

  Created by: del3 on Jul 3, 2012 02:21PM

  Latest post: Jul 3, 2012 02:21PM by del3