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The American Cancer Society is launching a new study aimed at determining why Black women are at higher risks for various types of cancer.

NO WORD YET WHEN THOSE RENOVATIONS COULD START. HERE'S AN UPSETTING STATISTIC. BLACK WOMEN ARE 40% MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM CANCER THAN WOMEN. >> OF ANY OTHER RACE. A NEW STUDY JUST ANNOUNCED TODAY IS HOPING TO FIND OUT WHY WRAL HEALTH REPORTER GRACE HEY, BUT LOOKS AT THE NEW APPROACH BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'RE TAKING TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. >> THE VOICES OF BLACK WOMEN STUDY IS LOOKING TO ENROLL 100,000 BLACK WOMEN ACROSS THESE 20 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C., YOU CAN SEE NORTH CAROLINA IS ON THE LIST. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS THESE AREAS ACCOUNT FOR 90% OF OUR NATION'S BLACK POPULATION. THE STUDY IS LOOKING TO FOLLOW BLACK WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 55 FOR 30 YEARS TO SEE IF THEY ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WHAT TYPE THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION EFFORTS. I WAS 36 AT A TIME GINA JONES OF WAKE FOREST KNOWS THE FEELING OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. PERSONALLY. SHE FOUND OUT SHE HAD CANCER SHORTLY AFTER GETTING ENGAGED. JUST 2 WEEKS AFTER HER WEDDING IN 2011. SHE WAS ON THE OPERATING TABLE GETTING I'M A SEC TO MAKE. WE WENT FROM BEING A WIFE HAS BEEN TO A CAREGIVER AND PATIENT THROUGH MOST OF HER TREATMENT. REGINA SAYS SHE WAS THE ONLY BLACK WOMAN IN THE ROOM. HER EXPERIENCE LED HER TO BECOME AN ADVOCATE NOT ONLY IN HER OWN TREATMENT, BUT FOR OTHERS WHO LOOK LIKE HER CHEMOTHERAPY, EVEN HOW OUR NAILS TURNED DARK AND BLACK. IT'S DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PEOPLE. EVERYONE THOUGHT WHEN YOU HAIR GROWS BACKING, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. BUT THE DAMAGE THAT ACTUALLY DOES TO YOUR BONES AND IT'S DIFFERENT NOW. A MOTHER TO 7 YEAR-OLD TWIN GIRLS. REGINA SAYS SHE'S HOPEFUL STUDIES LIKE THIS WILL LEAD TO EARLIER DETECTION. KEEPING YOUNGER GENERATIONS HEALTHIER. I DON'T WANT THEM TO HEAR THOSE WORDS BECAUSE IT WAS DEVASTATING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF US HAVE A CHANCE TO NOT JUST SURVIVE, BUT THRIVE. THE STUDY IS NOW LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FOR A LINK TO ENROLL. JUST LOOK FOR THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE HEALTH TAB. GRAY SAY, BUT WRAL NEWS AND THE VOICES OF BLACK WOMEN STUDY IS THE LARGEST OF

Black women: Join study to improve cancer treatment

Why are Black women more likely to die from breast cancer? A new study is working to find the answer

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Hundreds of people on Tuesday packed WakeMed Soccer in Cary for the Running Over Cancer 5k run. Since 2012, the race has raised over $1 million for the American Cancer Society as its passed down to other high school students passionate about finding a cure for cancer.

High school students raise over $90,000 for cancer research with annual 5k race

Running Over Cancer 5k

The American Cancer Society is recommending new guidelines for lung cancer screenings.

OUTPATIENT TREATMENT WITH 144 BEDS. IT'S SET TO OPEN IN THE SPRING OF 2025. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IS CALLING ON MILLIONS MORE PEOPLE TO GET TESTED FOR LUNG CANCER. THE ORGANIZATION UPDATED ITS SCREENING GUIDELINES FOR THE DISEASE YESTERDAY. >> IT NOW SAYS ADULTS WHO SMOKED REGULARLY AT ANY POINT IN THEIR LIFE SHOULD GET SCREENED PREVIOUSLY. THE GUIDELINES DID NOT RECOMMEND SCREENING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAD QUIT SMOKING MORE THAN 15 YEARS AGO. THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THAT WAS CONFUSING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. PEOPLE HAVE TO SORT OF CALCULATE WHEN SOMEONE QUIT SMOKING. >> AND BY BY CHANGER, GUIDELINES, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PATIENTS BY ABOUT 37% AND WHICH MEANS BY ABOUT 5 MILLION MORE AMERICANS WILL NOW BE ELIGIBLE LUNG CANCER SCREENING. >> THE SCREENING ISN'T A QUICK LITTLE DOSE. CT SCAN OF THE CHEST. THE U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE HAS NOT YET UPDATED OR ADOPTED THE

American Cancer Society updates screening guidelines for lung cancer

The American Cancer Society announced their inaugural Discovery Ball will take place in North Carolina in February. 

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Black women: Join study to improve cancer treatment

Why are Black women more likely to die from breast cancer? A new study is working to find the answer

High school students raise over $90,000 for cancer research with annual 5k race

American Cancer Society updates screening guidelines for lung cancer

ACS Discovery Ball to debut in NC this February