GMA: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opens up about prostate cancer diagnosis to raise awareness about health care disparities

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | December 14, 2020 | Comments Off on GMA: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opens up about prostate cancer diagnosis to raise awareness about health care disparities
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By Angeline Jane Bernabe & Mya Green For the first time, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is opening up about his private battle with prostate cancer since being diagnosed 11 years ago. In an essay Abdul-Jabbar wrote for WebMD, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer revealed how he’s had prostate cancer, leukemia and heart bypass surgery to shed light on the health challenges Read More »

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WebMD: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks Medicine, Mistrust, & Equality

By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | December 10, 2020 | Comments Off on WebMD: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Talks Medicine, Mistrust, & Equality

Our lives are at risk. The health care system—and everyday individuals—have to do a better job to protect us. By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar My life is at risk. Not just because I’m 73 with the usual annoying aches and pains that accompany age, but because I’m tall and I’m Black. At 7 feet, 2 inches, I’m Read More »

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