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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
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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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
Aging Well

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
Doctor and patient have a discussion in a hospital room.
Newsletters

Cancer prevention is a top priority for business leaders, but they’re operating without the data they need

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February 14, 2024
Prostate cancer shouldn’t be a death sentence. But for a startling number of U.S. males, it is
Health

Prostate cancer shouldn’t be a death sentence. But for a startling number of U.S. males, it is

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February 10, 2024
I tried the $2,500 Prenuvo full-body MRI scan that Kim Kardashian endorsed. It may have benefits—but also some major downsides
Aging Well

I tried the $2,500 Prenuvo full-body MRI scan that Kim Kardashian endorsed. It may have benefits—but also some major downsides

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February 10, 2024
Jill Feldman, 54, poses for a photo at her home in Deerfield, Ill., on Jan. 19. Lung cancer patient and advocate Jill Feldman takes pills at home that shrink tumors by blocking a signal that tells cancer cells to grow.
Health

As cancer treatment advances, advocates push back against ‘maximum tolerated dose,’ citing patient suffering

By Carla K. Johnson and The Associated Press
February 6, 2024
King Charles is being treated for cancer discovered in the course of ‘routine’ prostate treatment, and will step back from public duties, Buckingham Palace says
Politics

King Charles is being treated for cancer discovered in the course of ‘routine’ prostate treatment, and will step back from public duties, Buckingham Palace says

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February 5, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden takes a selfie photograph with an attendee at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston, Mass., on Sept. 12, 2022. Biden's remarks on his administration's cancer moonshot, taking place on the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's "Moonshot" speech, are aimed at the goal of ending cancer.
Health

Public health advocates urge action on menthol, applaud accomplishments like patient navigation as Biden administration celebrates 2-year anniversary of ‘cancer moonshot’

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February 4, 2024

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