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Is it the food? More young adults are being diagnosed with cancer
There is a troubling trend across the United States and South Florida: more adults under 50 years old are being diagnosed with cancer.
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Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis sparks discussions worldwide
People around the world are reacting Friday to the news that Princess Kate is being treated for cancer. Kate Middleton made the announcement after weeks of speculation about her withdrawal from public life. “There are so many different cancers that can happen in the abdomen, so we can’t speculate on what it is and what the prognosis would be,”...
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Princess Kate undergoing cancer treatment
After weeks of speculation about her withdrawal from public life, Kate Middleton announced she is being treated for cancer.
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New brain cancer treatment shows promise in MGH study
An experimental new treatment for glioblastoma, the kind of brain cancer that killed Sen. John McCain and beloved Boston Celtics executive Heather Walker, dramatically shrank brain tumors in three patients, according to a Massachusetts General Hospital study — an early sign it could be an effective treatment.
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New strategy to attack aggressive brain cancer shrank tumors in 2 early tests
Researchers revved up immune cells that shrank an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor when tested in a handful of patients. The experiments are just first steps but they signal a new strategy to fight hard-to-treat glioblastoma. It’s a twist on the CAR-T therapy already used to treat leukemia, by modifying patients’ own disease-fighting T cells to be better cancer...
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Honoring Chadwick Boseman, wife Simone Leward Boseman speaks on colorectal cancer awareness
Simone Ledward Boseman, wife of Chadwick Boseman who cared for him during his four-year battle with colorectal cancer, visited Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on Saturday to raise awareness about the disease. Her husband, who was known for his starring role as King T’Challa in the ‘Black Panther‘ movie and other appearances in the Marvel franchise, died of the disease in 2020….
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TODAY's Craig Melvin creates tie and sock set in honor of late brother
The goal is to raise greater awareness about the importance of preventive screening.
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A 26-year-old with terminal cancer had ‘meet Gordon Ramsay' on her bucket list. They just had dinner together
Gordon Ramsay just helped check off a box on a cancer patient’s bucket list.
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Shipyard veterans may have been exposed to cancer-causing radioactive materials. The Navy has not told them
Gilbert Wyand, who lived and worked at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in the 1980s, was diagnosed with a type of leukemia that can be caused by radiation exposure. He wanted others to know they could be at risk.
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2024 could see record number of cancer cases
New projections from the American Cancer Society show the country could see more than 2 million new cancer cases this year.
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Shannen Doherty shares cancer has spread to her bones
Shannen Doherty, who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2019, shared her cancer has since spread to her bones.
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Maria Menounos reveals pancreatic cancer symptom she noticed 1 year before diagnosis
Maria Menounous recalled how she predicted something was wrong with her pancreas on her podcast months before her cancer diagnosis.
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Patriots host Halloween party for children with cancer
A week ahead of Halloween, the New England Patriots threw a party at Gillette Stadium for pediatric cancer patients.
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Georgetown coach Tasha Butts dies after 2-year battle with breast cancer
Georgetown women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. The 41-year-old coach was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in 2021. She stepped away from coaching Georgetown last month. Georgetown athletic director Lee Reed announced Butts’ death on Monday. Her diagnosis inspired the Tasha Tough campaign which has brought awareness and raised money to...
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Mom, 30, details symptoms of rare type of breast cancer that doctors misdiagnosed
Olivia Franz knew she didn’t have mastitis when the skin on her breast resembled orange peel. She felt stunned she had stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer.
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Jill Biden urges breast cancer screenings in new PSA
“When was the last time you took care of yourself?” is the question First lady Jill Biden poses in the new public service announcement.
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Jill Biden urges women to get mammograms or other cancer exams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Jill Biden is urging women to talk to their doctors about getting mammograms or other cancer screenings during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Patriots hold annual day of pampering at Gillette Stadium
The New England Patriots hosted a group of cancer survivors for a day of pampering Tuesday.
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Martina Navratilova urges all women to get cancer screenings: ‘It's a question of life and death'
For Breast Cancer Awareness month, Martina Navratilova urges women to be diligent about preventive care and cancer screenings after battling two forms of cancer at the same time earlier this year.
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Navratilova: ‘Being a tennis player, I got into a solution'
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova sat down with NBC Local Sports Reporter, Julia Elbaba, to talk about her cancer diagnosis and her work as a cancer advocate.