Ifill died Monday in hospice care, where she was surrounded by friends and family.

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Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green discusses her groundbreaking research and what inspired her to become a pioneer in this area of medical care.

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Dr. Jennifer Caudle explained on NewsOne Now that many African-Americans don't realize how important sleep is and many of us take it for granted. According to Caudle, the average American should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Unfortunately, the majority of the American populace does not reach this mark.

The athlete told Roberts he was thankful for all the love and support. Leah also exclaimed, "[I feel] really good" during the interview.

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, an assistant professor at Tuskegee University, has taken on the challenge of defeating cancer with the help of a million-dollar grant.

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According to the World Health Organization, bacon, sausage, and other processed meats are cancer culprits.

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According to researchers, denser breasts make it harder to detect cancer in a mammogram because non-cancerous fatty cells could show up as white on a mammogram, the same as cancerous fatty cells.

Thousands of women (and men) are banding together to share their stories and fight to find a cure for breast cancer. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, social media activists have sought to maintain a culture of awareness for the better -- and sometimes the worse.

A 23-year-old father says desperation led him to rob a Michigan bank so he could pay for his daughter's chemotherapy treatments.

Marcy Borders, the woman whose image defined the 9/11 attacks, has died from stomach cancer.

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Shaun King, a racial justice activist, denied that he told a false story about being the victim of an attack tied to racism.