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Review
A poignant story of four African-American men who bravely fought cancer.
Ron, Ellis, Preston and Ben were close childhood-friends who were diagnosed with cancer around the same time. They armed themselves with all available resources including the latest medical technologies, support from families and friends, as well as integrating love, faith, and prayer in their quest for survival. By telling their own stories, they want to raise awareness among African Americans that certain cancers are more prevalent in the African-American population and show how cultural and environmental factors may be contributing to African-American incidents of cancer. The most important message of this book is that you are in the driver’s seat on your road to health or disease. The latest technologies in the diagnosis and treatment are available but will not come to you unless you seek them out. You need to seek medical attention to get an early diagnosis and treatment, which can, in turn, improve survival rate. No matter what safety equipment a car has, you, the driver, are the most important safety feature in the car. When it comes to health care, you have to be the most important advocate for your own health.
Maung W. Myint, MD
Internal Medicine
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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DEDICATION – Joyce Brossett |
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FROM THE AUTHORS |
viii |
FOREWORD |
xi |
INTRODUCTION |
1 |
OUR STORIES |
2 |
Preston J. Edwards, Sr. |
2 |
Benjamin Priestley |
30 |
Ronald P. Bazile, Sr. |
41 |
Ellis Brossett, Sr. |
50 |
THE REST OF THE STORY – Part I |
58 |
Our Wives – Rosa Edwards, Joyce Brossett, Clara Priestley |
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THE REST OF THE STORY – Part II |
70 |
When We Were Young |
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ON ELLIS -- OUR REMEMBRANCES |
82 |
CONCLUSION |
88 |
CALL TO ACTION AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY |
91 |
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES |
93 |
Ronald P. Bazile, Sr. |
93 |
Ellis Brossett, Sr. |
96 |
Preston J. Edwards, Sr. |
99 |
Benjamin Priestley |
102 |
ADVICE |
106 |
DEALING WITH SICK LOVED ONES - Don Spears |
106 |
FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT - Don Spears |
109 |
CANCER FIGHTING FOODS - Don Spears |
111 |
AND OUR ENVIRONMENT - Don Spears |
113 |
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN: A PRUDENT APPROACH TO PROTECTING YOURSELF - Harold P. Freeman, M.D |
116 |
PREVENTING CANCER IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES: KEEPING US HEALTHY - Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D. |
118 |
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES - Kathleen Maignan |
119 |
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES |
157 |
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