Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:34:55 GMT
Monday on 8News at 11—Dancing with the Stars' Brooke Burke-Charvet is a thyroid cancer survivor. The star underwent surgery, but some doctors now say the best treatment might be no treatment at all. SoMore >>
Dancing with the Stars' Brooke Burke-Charvet is a thyroid cancer survivor. The host of the hit show recently had to make a life changing decision that thousands of women in America are facing— whether to treat the cancer, or simply leave it alone...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:17 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:17:43 GMT
Richmond, VA—The Bon Secours Redskins Training Camp is just weeks away from being completed. When the team isn't practicing, the public is invited to use the $10 million facility. The 17 acre site isMore >>
The Bon Secours Redskins Training Camp is just weeks away from being completed. When the team isn't practicing, the public is invited to use the $10 million facility...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:41 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:41:24 GMT
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a directMore >>
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 8:44 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:44:41 GMT
LUNENBURG, CO, Va - On May 18, 2013 at approximately 1:00 a.m. the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting call on Pleasant Oak Road in Lunenburg County. Upon arrival deputies learnedMore >>
Police confirm that the man who was considered armed and dangerous in connection to a quadruple shooting incident in Lunenburg home Saturday has been captured in Texas...More >>
*In response to a Center for Disease Control Report which finds black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women, Dr. James Pellicane of Bon Secours Virginia Breast Center will join Amy Lacey tonight to discuss screening, prevention and treatment. Learn how to keep your loved ones safe tonight at 5:30, only on 8News!*
ATLANTA (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention says black women are 40 percent more likely to die of breast
cancer than white women are.
Breast cancer is
the second leading cause of cancer deaths among American women, but the
CDC's Ileana Arias says black women have "unacceptably high" death rates. She
says they have the "highest death rates from breast cancer among
all racial and ethnic groups."
Arias says many lives could be saved each year with
proper screening and treatment, stressing the importance of educating black
women to coverage provided by the new health care law, including mammograms
without co-pays in many health plans.
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