Tag: white-peers

  • Many older black women miss out on targeted breast cancer drug

    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older black women with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–positive breast cancer are less likely than their white peers to receive targeted therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin), a U.S. study suggests. When researchers examined data from Medicare, the U.S. health program for people over age 65, they found just…

  • Many older black women miss out on targeted breast cancer drug

    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older black women with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–positive breast cancer are less likely than their white peers to receive targeted therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin), a U.S. study suggests. When researchers examined data from Medicare, the U.S. health program for people over age 65, they found just…

  • 10 Common Brain Health and Brain Training Myths, Debunked

    Given all the interest in–and confusion around—the topics of brain training, neuroplasticity and brain health, let's debunk ten myths that remain surprisingly popular.MYTH 1. Genes deter­mine the fate of our brains. Fact: Life­long brain plas­tic­ity means that our lifestyles and behaviors play a significant role in how our brains (and…