Mahogany Momology's Podcast

Research shows that black women are at greater risk than white women of developing or dying from a handful of cancers, including those of the breast, colon/rectum, lungs, and cervix. The American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that there are more than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors living in the U.S. in 2014.  From an Ebony Magazine article, according to ACS’s Cancer Facts & Figures for African American’s 2013-2014, approximately 27,060 new breast cancer cases were expected to occur among African American women.  Breast cancer incidence rates are higher among white women for most age groups. However, among younger women under age 40, the mortality rate of breast cancer is higher in African Americans than in whites. While October is the month of Breast Cancer Awareness, we will chat with one mom is not only surviving cancer herself but so is her son.   Guest Momologist:  Stephanie Cooksey Stephanie Cooksey is a native of North Texas and currently lives in Allen, TX.  She has been married to Marcus Cooks