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World Lung Cancer Day: Rise of disease among non-smokers a concern
Increasing incidence of lung cancer among non-smokers has become a matter of concern in the country…
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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin diagnosed with a 'serious but curable form of cancer'
Raskin said Wednesday that he'll begin chemo-immunotherapy for Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which…
Bryan Metzger
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When I got chemotherapy to treat my breast cancer, I lost my hair. I decided not to wear a wig.
I decided not to wear a wig when I got breast cancer again and had chemotherapy. I wore a cold cap …
Rachel Garlinghouse
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Dermatologists found the 'world's smallest skin cancer' under a woman's eye — it was smaller than the tip of a pen
At just 0.65mm, an early-stage melanoma spot was identified by dermatologists at Oregon Health and …
Julia Pugachevsky
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Black men are more likely to die from skin cancer because they're getting diagnosed later. Here are 3 early signs to watch out for.
A new study shows that Black men are less likely to survive 5 years after getting diagnosed with sk…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Gilead just bought a cancer immunotherapy company for $12 billion
Short for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, CAR-T treatment takes a person's own cells, rem…
Lydia Ramsey
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5 women whose symptoms like stomach pain and headaches turned out to be stage 4 cancer
Women spoke with Insider about how their cancer diagnoses and treatments were delayed because they …
Anna Medaris
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A 29-year-old woman thought she wouldn't get skin cancer because she could tan. A mole on her shoulder was aggressive cancer that spread to her bowel and thigh.
Courtney Mangan, now 36, told Insider that she was naive in her twenties as to how dangerous melano…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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My daughter was the first pediatric cancer patient in a trial. She died at 16, but the drug has been approved for other children.
Nathan Traller's daughter was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in seventh grade. She fought to …
Conz Preti
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Pregnant cancer patients may die because doctors fear treating them could now count as illegal abortion, experts say
Some treatment can lead to miscarriage or affect the fetus — a medically valid decision that may ef…
Marianne Guenot
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A 14-year old was diagnosed with skin cancer. A year later, he helped his grandma when she got the same diagnosis.
Sam Gee, 17, and his grandmother, Suzan Taff, 83, both received a melanoma diagnosis within one yea…
Julia Pugachevsky
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How to identify and treat triple-negative breast cancer - a rare but aggressive form of cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer does not respond to targeted breast cancer treatments, which limits t…
Kelly Burch,Lisa Richards
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6 lupus patients effectively cured by a cancer therapy, and doctors say they are 'blown away'
CAR-T immune therapies were developed to fight cancer. The same technique just showed promise treat…
Hilary Brueck
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Doctors dismissed student's pain, weight loss, and vomiting as alcohol-related. She had incurable cancer.
Even when 20-year-old law student Georgia Ford coughed up blood, doctors said her symptoms weren't …
Anna Medaris
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I no longer have breast cancer, but emotionally, I'll forever be dealing with having had it twice
I've finally been declared cancer-free, but battling cancer twice over a five-year period was absol…
Rachel Garlinghouse
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2 massive drugmakers are locked in a battle over the market for cancer immunotherapy - Goldman analysts say one is pulling ahead
Last Thursday, Merck announced positive phase 3 results for its treatment of advanced or metastatic…
Charlotte Hu
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Doctors dismissed a teacher's worrisome vomiting and stomach pains as anxiety for a year. It turned out to be cancer.
Heidi Richard's pain, weight loss, and vomiting were chalked up to anxiety, mono, and pulled muscle…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died of colon cancer. Here are the cutting-edge clinical trials trying to find new treatments for the disease.
Pelé, a legendary Brazilian soccer player, died of colon cancer. These clinical trials are studying…
Sarah Braner
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Pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squibb just made another big bet on cancer immunotherapy
Bristol-Myers has two drugs, Opdivo and Yervoy, that are a part of a new class of cancer treatments…
Lydia Ramsey
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Moderna's betting big on personalized vaccines to treat cancer. Its CEO lays out his vision for how it could transform healthcare.
Plotting the next act beyond COVID-19, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told Insider his vision for mRNA…