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Montell Jordan Shows How We Do It: Breaking the Silence on Prostate Cancer in Black Men

by Monique Lenoir September 8, 2025September 9, 2025

Montell Jordan, a prostate cancer survivor, is urging men, especially Black men, to take PSA screenings seriously as early detection can save lives.

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Want to Live Longer? Skip the Cream and Sugar

by Stacy M. Brown July 2, 2025July 2, 2025

**FILE** Former President Joe Biden is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. (Earl Gibson/The Washington Informer)

Biden Faces Aggressive Cancer Battle

by Stacy M. Brown and Micha Green May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

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Year-Round Immunity Boosters

by Safeway Sincerely Health March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

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Guide Offers Practical Tools to Improve Care for Black Patients with Serious Illnesses

by WI Web Staff November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Black Men’s Health: A Call to Action for Awareness and Improvement

by George Woods, MD, L.F.A.P.A., African American Wellness Project August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

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Early Detection, Screening Keys to Avoiding Colon Cancer, Say Advocates, Survivors

by Barrington M. Salmon, Special to The Informer April 5, 2023April 5, 2023

**FILE** Rep. Jamie Raskin (Slowking4 via Wikimedia Commons)

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces ‘Serious But Curable’ Cancer Diagnosis

by Stacy M. Brown December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

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Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin Dies at 61

by Stacy M. Brown November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

CDC: Cancer Deaths Continue Downward Trend

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 9, 2022November 10, 2022