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Forum: African Americans With Breast Cancer

African Americans with breast cancer who want to connect.

• Cold Caps and Relaxed Black Hair

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  Created by: Tannniii on May 24, 2017 05:16PM

  Latest post: Jun 19, 2017 09:49PM by Char1110

• African American Women & Triple Negative Status

  698 Posts 9,188 Views

  Created by: TripleNeg on Dec 2, 2007 07:19PM

  Latest post: Jun 7, 2017 10:20PM by lLinda

• Cold Caps and African-American Hair

  16 Posts 284 Views

  Created by: kaydeesmiles on Jun 5, 2013 01:55AM

  Latest post: May 24, 2017 05:26PM by Tannniii

• Chemo Before Surgery Can Reduce Recurrence Risk in Blacks

  1 Posts 26 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Mar 7, 2017 11:23AM

  Latest post: Mar 7, 2017 11:23AM by Moderators

• Happy Thanksgiving to All

  2 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: lLinda on Nov 15, 2014 03:32AM

  Latest post: Nov 15, 2016 03:09AM by lLinda

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

  86 Posts 1,073 Views

  Created by: Sessna1 on Feb 26, 2009 10:26PM

  Latest post: Dec 1, 2015 06:43PM by StayingFocus

• Any help you can give is greatly APPRECIATED!

  2 Posts 77 Views

  Created by: scarletphoenix on Aug 3, 2015 05:56PM

  Latest post: Aug 3, 2015 07:43PM by BarredOwl

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

  3 Posts 119 Views

  Created by: saluki on Nov 26, 2007 05:10PM

  Latest post: Jun 17, 2015 07:48AM by lianacastel

• 2 New Research Stories of Interest for Black Women

  2 Posts 59 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Feb 20, 2015 10:32AM

  Latest post: Mar 31, 2015 09:51AM by StayingFocus

• New genetic BC anomalies in African American families

  1 Posts 25 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Feb 6, 2015 09:38AM

  Latest post: Feb 6, 2015 09:38AM by cp418

• Coloring your hair after chemo?

  4 Posts 110 Views

  Created by: deelightful on May 2, 2014 08:27AM

  Latest post: Aug 11, 2014 09:57PM by MissBee

• Where are...

  63 Posts 853 Views

  Created by: Felicia on Sep 11, 2008 08:23PM

  Latest post: Jul 25, 2014 01:47AM by rogam

• Newly diagnosed and full of questions

  10 Posts 213 Views

  Created by: Phillygurl44 on Dec 29, 2013 09:39PM

  Latest post: Jul 25, 2014 01:44AM by rogam

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

  31 Posts 665 Views

  Created by: Chrys23 on Jul 14, 2011 08:51PM

  Latest post: Jul 1, 2014 09:26PM by BIOT

• Cold Caps

  1 Posts 38 Views

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

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

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

  1 Posts 50 Views

  Created by: deelightful on Mar 4, 2014 10:05PM

  Latest post: Mar 4, 2014 10:05PM by deelightful

• Does the texture of your hair change after chemo?

  1 Posts 67 Views

  Created by: Cbray1210 on Jan 22, 2014 11:17AM

  Latest post: Jan 22, 2014 11:17AM by Cbray1210

• Faces Of Breast Cancer

  2 Posts 74 Views

  Created by: Alli_FLA on Dec 20, 2013 06:55PM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2014 11:17PM by SchoolCounselor

• Regrow hair products

  2 Posts 81 Views

  Created by: deelightful on Dec 7, 2013 02:56PM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2014 10:57PM by SchoolCounselor

• foundation for African American women with breast cancer

  2 Posts 83 Views

  Created by: Rainess13171 on Sep 12, 2012 01:26PM

  Latest post: Jan 16, 2014 10:32PM by Hanna2

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

  3 Posts 88 Views

  Created by: Alli_FLA on Dec 20, 2013 06:52PM

  Latest post: Dec 21, 2013 12:46AM by Alli_FLA

• Has anyone tried the cold cap?

  3 Posts 42 Views

  Created by: deelightful on Dec 8, 2013 09:52PM

  Latest post: Dec 8, 2013 10:35PM by deelightful

• Breast cancer: Who's most at risk?

  1 Posts 38 Views

  Created by: cp418 on Sep 28, 2013 02:36PM

  Latest post: Sep 28, 2013 02:36PM by cp418

• Reconstruction

  10 Posts 153 Views

  Created by: mgdsmc on Oct 6, 2012 12:53AM

  Latest post: Jul 13, 2013 09:13PM by msphil

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

  14 Posts 293 Views

  Created by: curveball on Jul 18, 2012 07:01PM

  Latest post: Jun 9, 2013 03:59PM by Dolores

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

  40 Posts 507 Views

  Created by: Thatgirl on Apr 4, 2011 02:50PM

  Latest post: Jan 8, 2013 02:05PM by mgdsmc

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

  5 Posts 244 Views

  Created by: sadinla on Aug 31, 2012 09:01PM

  Latest post: Sep 12, 2012 10:59PM by darnette

• Radiation Therapy in AA Women

  29 Posts 517 Views

  Created by: joykeeperorg on Feb 10, 2008 05:40PM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2012 03:34AM by LifeAndQualityOfLife

• mediport concerns

  39 Posts 592 Views

  Created by: towens88 on Jun 15, 2008 04:10PM

  Latest post: Jul 16, 2012 02:51AM by floridatworeds

• African Americans and Vitamin D

  30 Posts 329 Views

  Created by: Thatgirl on Apr 4, 2011 06:21PM

  Latest post: Jul 14, 2012 11:58PM by ZuriB