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Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as Pharma lines up its lawyers

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.
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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
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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

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.
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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
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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.
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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
Frustrated by the constraints of Earth, a team of California scientists took tumor research to space—and may have discovered a ‘kill switch’ for cancer
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February 4, 2024
A young man is seen drinking from a beer bottle on Aug. 13, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. Global cancer diagnosis rates are expected to rise 77% to 35 million by 2050, fueled by aging, obesity, and tobacco and alcohol use, according to the World Health Organization.
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Global cancer rates are expected to rise 77% by 2050, the WHO warns. From aging to alcohol, here’s why

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February 1, 2024
Activists pose at a colorectal cancer awareness installation on the National Mall showcasing the increasing number of cases in young adults on March 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The installation was a visual representation of more than 27,400 people under the age of 50 estimated to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2030.
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More Millennials and Gen Xers are dying from colorectal cancer. Obesity and alcohol consumption are fueling the trend

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January 30, 2024
NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan’s 19-year-old daughter is fighting cancer: ‘I don’t know what I would do without her’
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NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan’s 19-year-old daughter is fighting cancer: ‘I don’t know what I would do without her’

By Tom Canavan and The Associated Press
January 12, 2024
Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer and a urinary tract infection, doctors say
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Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer and a urinary tract infection, doctors say

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and The Associated Press
January 9, 2024
Boston Scientific headquarters as pictured on Jan. 19, 2007. The company acquired device-maker Axonics Inc. for $2.7 billion on Monday.
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J&J, Merck, Boston Scientific go on $6.4B buying spree

By Fiona Rutherford and Bloomberg
January 8, 2024
Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters and his wife, Teresa, at their home in Durant, Okla. When Winters found out in August 2022 that he had bladder cancer, he braced for the fight of his life. But he says prior authorization created multiple obstacles that delayed care, including surgery. Winters says his cancer has advanced to stage 4.
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Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals

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December 28, 2023
Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer
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Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer

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November 23, 2023

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