View this in a browser Trusted Health Information from the National Institutes of Health New from NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Diagnosed when pregnant: A young mom's breast cancer story 11/12/2020 09:00 AM EST Ashli Brown of Chicago was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 at age 29, when she was six months pregnant. I was about 24 weeks pregnant when I felt a lump in my left breast. I figured it was just some weird pregnancy thing, but I mentioned it to my obstetrician [a doctor who focuses on pregnancy and childbirth] at my next checkup. She said I definitely needed an ultrasound. So, I got Read the full article Improving outcomes for African American women with breast cancer 11/10/2020 09:00 AM EST Worta McCaskill-Stevens, M.D., M.S., has spent much of her career advancing research that supports women with breast cancer, and the inclusion of underrepresented and underserved populations in clinical trials. At the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Dr. McCaskill-Stevens explores how race impacts cancer outcomes, especially in African American women, who are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.    As part of her work, Dr. McCaskill-Stevens Read the full article

 

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