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Catherine, Princess of Wales, Unexpectedly Pulls Out of Royal Ascot

The princess canceled plans to attend the horse racing event on Wednesday as she tries to find the “right balance” in her recovery from cancer, Kensington Palace said.

Two Patients Faced Chemo. The One Who Survived Demanded a Test To See if It Was Safe.

Fluorouracil, an IV drug used for chemotherapy, along with its pill counterpart, capecitabine, can be deadly for those deficient in the enzyme that metabolizes them.

Who should be screened for skin cancer?

MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. More than 6 million adults are treated for it each year, says Dr. Michael Colgan, a Mayo Clinic Health System dermatologist in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer. In 2025, an estimated 104,960 cases of invasive melanoma will be diagnosed in the U.S., and an estimated 8,430 people will die of melanoma, according to the...

Radiation from CT scans could lead to thousands of future cancer diagnoses, study finds

This isn't the first time the issue of CT scans and cancer has been raised.

RFK Jr.’s War Against Cancer…Prevention

A recent Senate confirmation hearing revealed RFK Jr.’s secret war against cancer prevention.

Peter Yarrow, of the Folk Group Peter, Paul and Mary, Dies at 86

The trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like “If I Had a Hammer” and “Puff the Magic Dragon.”

While mourning death of Jimmy Carter, a look back at the breakthrough treatment that extended the former president’s life

UCLA HEALTH – Former President Jimmy Carter lived for nearly a decade after being treated with a breakthrough cancer drug developed at UCLA Health. The treatment co-developed by Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, helped extend President Carter’s life and allowed him to maintain his busy schedule. President Carter, a Nobel Prize winner and lifelong human-rights activist, was able to continue painting, writing books, teaching Sunday school,...

‘Would he have lived?’ When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients

NBC News – Angela Pike’s husband, Tracy, had just celebrated his 45th birthday when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer. A father of three and the maintenance chief of a Louisville, Kentucky, skyscraper, Pike immediately started chemotherapy, which reduced the size of the tumor his doctor had discovered. While continuing the chemotherapy would keep him going in the short term, Pike’s best shot at a longer and more healthy life, his doctor told him...

Can drinking coffee or tea help prevent head and neck cancer?

WILEY – In a recent analysis of data from more than a dozen studies, coffee and tea consumption was linked with lower risks of developing head and neck cancer, including cancers of the mouth and throat. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Head and neck cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide, and rates are rising in low- and middle-income countries. Many studies have...

This Is One Unexpected Sign Of Colon Cancer That Doctors Urge People Not To Ignore

HuffPost – With more and more young people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it’s natural to be nervous about the disease. Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 have been increasing since the 1990s, according to Dr. Michael Cecchini, a co-director of the colorectal program at the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers and medical oncologist at Yale Cancer Center. The exact reason why rates are increasing is unknown. Experts “think it’s something lifestyle and environmental, but...

Cannabis tied to alarming rise in cancer, birth defects, and accelerated aging

Cannabis users appear to be passing on DNA mutations to their children in the womb.

Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants

Based on exposure to contaminated black plastic kitchen utensils such as spatulas and slotted spoons, study researchers estimated a person could be exposed to significant quantities of flame retardant each day.

Pharma giant to pay $2.2bn over Zantac cancer claims

GSK has reached agreements with law firms representing around 80,000 claimants.

How Can I Get ‘Forever Chemicals’ Out of My Life?

THE NEW YORK TIMES – “Forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, are everywhere. They’re in our water, our soil and in everyday items like cookware, mascara or waterproof clothing. And there’s mounting evidence that this family of thousands of synthetic chemicals can increase the risk of some types of cancer, developmental and fertility issues, and other health problems. So it makes sense to limit our exposure to them. That’s easier said than done. Public health experts say that...

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