Latinos Less Likely To Be Tested for Colon Cancer
Latinos Less Likely To Be Tested for Colon Cancer
According to Reuters, Latinos trail behind their white counterparts in being screened for colon cancer. Even worse, the gap widens with people who have a family history of the disease. […]
If You’re Diagnosed With Cancer, Get A Second Opinion
Most of us do our homework when making a purchase; we check out the Internet and magazines like for information about cost and reliability so we get the most value […]
Latinas Have A Higher Incidence Of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is preventable. This is true even though more young women die of cervical cancer than anything else in the U.S. — it’s the second leading cause of death […]
Yes Latinos, You Too Can Get Skin Cancer
Skin color and what this means for protecting yourself from the sun is something we’ve written about before, but a new study finds that Latinos tend to have more misconceptions […]
Disease Clusters Plague U.S. Communities
By Gina Solomon When I was a Clinical Fellow at Harvard in the mid-1990’s, I learned of a major investigation into a childhood leukemia cluster in nearby Woburn, Massachusetts. Twelve […]
LGBTQ Latinos Need Better Reproductive Care
A new report from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) finds that cultural and linguistic barriers, among others, affect how LGBTQ Latinos receive reproductive care. An excerpt from the report noted: […]
Obesity Can Lead To Arthritis, Cancer, And Even Death
Why do people always have to talk about obesity and diabetes as Latino issues? Surely, Latinos get other diseases worth discussing? Yes, this true, there are plenty of diseases to […]
Latinas May Suffer Under New Mammography Rules
Latinas — who are already less likely to receive treatment for breast cancer — may suffer even more under new mammography guidelines released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. A […]
Bien Hecho: Geneticist Recruits More Latino Researchers
Carlos D. Bustamante is a Stanford University geneticist, MacArthur genius and generally awesome. Originally from Venezuela, Bustamante is working to include more Latinos and African-Americans in genetic research in order to […]
No Smoking In Honduras — Anywhere
Honduras just passed a law that bans smoking pretty much everywhere — even in your own home if someone reports they were bothered by your smoking. The law does not […]
