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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

By
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’

By
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

By
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

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

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

By
March 22, 2024
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge presents the winner trophy after the Men's Singles final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Roger Federer of Switzerland during Day thirteen of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2019 in London, England.
Health

Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer after abdominal surgery in ‘huge shock’ to British royal family

By
March 22, 2024
Katie Couric says too many people think colorectal cancer is a man’s disease. She’s imploring women to get potential lifesaving screenings
Health

Katie Couric says too many people think colorectal cancer is a man’s disease. She’s imploring women to get potential lifesaving screenings

By
March 22, 2024
Photo of a box of doughnuts with people reaching for them
Life

These 7 high-inflammatory foods can sap your energy and raise your risk for cancer, diabetes, and heart disease

By
March 18, 2024
Actress Olivia Munn announced in a March 13, 2024, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and underwent a double mastectomy.
Health

Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 months after a normal mammogram. This is the tool she says ‘saved my life’

By
March 13, 2024
Shopper looks at phone while holding a tub of face cream
Health

Popular acne products from Proactiv, Clinique and Target contain cancer-linked chemical benzene

By Anna Edney and Bloomberg
March 6, 2024
Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as Pharma lines up its lawyers

Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as Pharma lines up its lawyers

By Arthur Allen and KFF Health News
February 16, 2024

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