Cancer

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Cheng "Charlie" Saephan
Health

Cancer patient who won $1.3 billion lottery said he would find a good doctor for himself—’I don’t want to die yet,’ he prayed

By Claire Rush and The Associated Press
April 29, 2024
Roy Jakobs, chief executive officer of Royal Philips NV
Retail

Philips shares jump resulting in a $28.9 billion valuation as the Dutch company agrees $1.1 billion legal settlement over sleep apnoea devices

By Cagan Koc and Bloomberg
April 29, 2024
Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca. Under Soriot, Astra has invested heavily in cancer drugs.
Retail

AstraZeneca encounters a surge in shares as profits exceed expectations, buoyed by demand for cancer drugs

By Ashleigh Furlong and Bloomberg
April 25, 2024
Side view portrait of female scientist looking in microscope in neon light while doing research in laboratory
Health

A University of Oxford researcher is testing a revolutionary vaccine to prevent the onset of lung cancer

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April 24, 2024
Bill Anderson listens at a conference.
Finance

3 states consider Bayer-written legislation giving it immunity for Roundup cancer claims as it reels from $10 billion in verdicts and counting

By Hannah Fingerhut, David A. Lieb and The Associated Press
April 16, 2024
Food expert Michael Pollan says most supplements ‘generally don’t work.’ But he takes this one daily
Life

Food expert Michael Pollan says most supplements ‘generally don’t work.’ But he takes this one daily

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April 12, 2024
Super Bowl champion Robin Cole survived prostate cancer but lost loved ones to it. The stigma around treating it has to go, he says—especially among Black men
Commentary

Super Bowl champion Robin Cole survived prostate cancer but lost loved ones to it. The stigma around treating it has to go, he says—especially among Black men

By Robin Cole and Alicia Zhou
April 12, 2024
EPA Administrator Michael Regan looking happy
Environment

Hundreds of chemical plants will be forced to slash toxic emissions likely to cause cancer—and it’s a huge win for majority-Black neighborhoods

By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
April 9, 2024
Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds
Health

Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
April 8, 2024
Whereas traditional colonoscopy involves snaking a camera called a colonoscope through your colon and rectum, a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, consists of X-rays and a computer creating 3D images of these organs.
Health

Virtual colonoscopy lets you skip the scope. Here’s what to know about the colorectal cancer screening Mark Cuban says saves time and money

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April 3, 2024
Actress Olivia Munn announced in a March 13, 2024, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023, and credited Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi with calculating her disease risk and saving her life. “It would be my dream to have every single woman on the planet know their lifetime risk of breast cancer,” Aliabadi tells Fortune.
Health

The doctor who caught actress Olivia Munn’s breast cancer also diagnosed her own: ‘I don’t want another woman to go through what I went through’

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March 28, 2024
Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends about their diagnosis: ‘You’re dealing with this all alone’
Health

Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends about their diagnosis: ‘You’re dealing with this all alone’

By Kenya Hunter and The Associated Press
March 28, 2024
1 in 4 people skip regular checkups–and forgo their chance to benefit from early cancer detection. It’s time to nag the ones you love
Commentary

1 in 4 people skip regular checkups–and forgo their chance to benefit from early cancer detection. It’s time to nag the ones you love

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March 26, 2024
The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) is an online calculator designed to predict a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer in both the short term and their lifetime. But it doesn’t allow bi- or multiracial women to accurately input their race and ethnicity.
Health

A 5-minute test can estimate your odds of developing breast cancer—but not if you’re biracial

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March 23, 2024
Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other colorectal cancer screening tests, too
Aging Well

Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other colorectal cancer screening tests, too

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March 22, 2024

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