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Another Record Decline Reported in US Cancer Death Rate
Researchers are reporting another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they continue to attribute to success against lung cancer
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Baseball Hall of Famer, Knuckleballer Phil Niekro Dies at 81
Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81 after a long fight with cancer
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Jeff Bridges Reveals Shaved Head, Says He's ‘Feeling Good' Amid Cancer Treatment
Jeff Bridges is keeping his chin up. The actor, who revealed in October that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, took to Instagram Monday to give fans an update on his condition. “Here’s the latest,” he wrote. “Feeling good. Shaved my head. Got a puppy – Monty. Had a Birthday – 71, man,” Bridges, whose birthday is Dec. 4, wrote, along with a…
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St. Jude Wants to Remind You That Childhood Cancer Hasn't Stopped for the Pandemic
Stars like Jennifer Aniston and Sofia Vergara are joining St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in its battle against cancer with its Thanks and Giving campaign. Its creator, Marlo Thomas, who is the daughter of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, stopped by LX News to explain why you should consider giving back in a year that has taken so much.
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Chemotherapy Treatment May Be Transformed Into Drug That Kills Cancer Cells, Study Says
A study released Monday by investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows the potential of transforming a commonly used chemotherapy drug into one that kills cancer cells by activating immune cells when it is paired with anti-inflammatory medication.
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‘MasterChef Junior' Alum Ben Watkins Dead at 14 After Cancer Battle
The teen died on Monday, Nov. 16 after a battle with cancer at the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, according to The Chicago Tribune.
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Rush Limbaugh Says Cancer Has Shown Progression
Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh says he’s had a setback in his fight against advanced lung cancer, NBC News reports.
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Timothy Ray Brown, 1st Person Cured of HIV, Dies of Cancer
The first person known to be cured of HIV infection, Timothy Ray Brown, has died
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US Health Department's Caputo Has Cancer, Spokesperson Says
A spokesperson says Trump health appointee Michael Caputo has metastatic head and neck cancer.
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Washington Football Coach Ron Rivera Has a Form of Skin Cancer
Washington Football coach Ron Rivera has been diagnosed with a form of skin cancer.
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Fitchburg Fire Lt. Dies From Job-Related Cancer, Union Says
A Massachusetts firefighter has died after a courageous battle with cancer, the chief of the Fitchburg Fire Department announced. Lt. Eddie Suarez, who was president of Local 3128 and an active Fitchburg firefighter, died early Sunday morning after battling cancer for a long time, the fire department said on Facebook. Suarez had been battling “job-related cancer,” according Local 3128. Lt….
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Ginsburg Waited 4 Months to Say Her Cancer Had Returned
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is perhaps the most forthcoming member of the Supreme Court when it comes to telling the public about her many health issues.
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Justice Ginsburg Says She Is Fighting Recurrence of Liver Cancer
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is fighting a recurrence of liver cancer but she continues to be able to do her job on the Supreme Court.
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Chelmsford Mom Declared Cancer Free
A young mother is celebrating after beating an aggressive form of colon cancer.
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Study Ties ‘Obamacare' to Fewer Cancer Deaths in Some States
New research finds that cancer deaths have dropped more in states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act than in states that did not
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NBC's Kristen Dahlgren Announces That She Is Cancer-Free
After several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren is cancer-free! The NBC News correspondent announced the exciting news on Twitter alongside a photo of herself wearing a protective face mask. “After 8 rounds of chemo and 25 rounds of radiation I AM DONE WITH CANCER TREATMENT!!” she wrote. “No hugs or high 5’s… not even a bell…
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Boy Who Battled Coronavirus While Undergoing Chemo Gets Homecoming Celebration
A Massachusetts community will hold a homecoming celebration for a Dedham boy who twice tested positive for the novel coronavirus while undergoing chemotherapy at a Boston hospital. Seven-year-old Gavin Brennan has been undergoing treatment for lymphoma at Boston Children’s Hospital for several months. During that time, hospital officials said he tested positive twice for COVID-19, the disease caused by...
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Loved Ones Hold Parade for Mother Returning From Last Round of Chemotherapy
It was a parade like no other Thursday in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. With precautions in place, family, friends and neighbors lined Alexa Morell’s street. She was returning from her 12th and final round of chemotherapy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for stage 4 colon cancer. “I was bawling. I’ve been crying for the last half hour over it,” Morell said of...
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Support for Mother Undergoing Cancer Treatment
A mother just finished her treatments for cancer. She’s been having to go by herself, but her friends ad family want her to know she is not alone in her fight.