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Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade Dead at 23 After Cancer Battle
Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has passed away at the age of 23, his family confirmed.
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Dolly Parton Donates $1 Million For Pediatric Infectious Disease Research
Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Small Cancer Trial Delivers ‘Unheard-of' Result: Complete Remission for Everyone
A small NYC-led cancer trial has achieved a result reportedly never before seen – the total remission of cancer in all of its patients. To be sure, the trial — led by doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering and backed by drug maker GlaxoSmithKline — has only completed treatment of 12 patients, with a specific cancer in its early stages and…
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These Researchers Want to Use Bioengineered Cells to Destroy Tumors
Researchers at Rice University are hoping to begin human clinical trials on a cancer treatment that fights the disease right at the site of the tumor. Patients would be injected with a small bead the size of a pinhead – and this bead would act as a “factory,” secreting a protein that gets the body’s white blood cells to destroy...
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Study: Black Women Are Highest Among Rising US Death Rates From Uterine Cancer
A new study has found clues about what’s driving an increase in uterine cancer deaths, particularly among Black women.
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Study Mines Cancer Genetics to Help With Targeted Treatment
Scientists from the United Kingdom have analyzed the full genetic blueprints of more than 18,000 cancer samples, finding new patterns of mutations that could help doctors provide better, more personalized treatment.
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Woman Lived With a Tan Streak Under Her Nail for 10 Years. It Was a Rare Form of Melanoma
For years, Maria Sylvia thought the streak on her nail was just a mole. A biopsy revealed something different.
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Can Cancer Blood Tests Live Up to Promise of Saving Lives?
A new type of blood test that checks for signs of cancer in healthy people has hit the market
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Patriots Surprise Super Fan From Connecticut Fighting Cancer
“I will cancel going to my friend’s weddings if the Patriots are in the playoffs. No offense to them,” she said laughing. The 33-year-old has been cheering for the team since she was a little girl, but now there’s been a change in possession: the Patriots are rooting for her after her recent breast cancer diagnosis. “I was having...
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There's a Reason Matt Hamilton Is Sporting Long Locks (Aside From Being Awesome)
Matt Hamilton is one stylish curler. But unlike his custom shoes, the mustachioed Olympian’s long hair is more than just a fashion statement.
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Max Parrot's Comeback From Cancer Leads to Olympic Snowboard Gold
Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot took home the Olympic gold medal in men’s slopestyle just over three years removed from being diagnosed with cancer
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Biden to Relaunch Cancer Moonshot Program, Aiming to Cut Death Rate 50% in 25 Years
President Joe Biden has set a 25-year timeline to cut the cancer death rate in half.
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Louie Anderson, Emmy-Winning Comedian, Dies at 68
Louie Anderson, whose more than four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as a mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Friday. He was 68.
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A Universal Flu Vaccine May Be the Next Big MRNA Breakthrough for Moderna, Pfizer
Pfizer and Moderna are utilizing the same mRNA technology found in Covid-19 vaccines to try to develop a one-time universal flu cure.
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TikTok's ‘Derm Doctor' Explains Why You Should Avoid Tanning Beds
Dermatologist Dr. Muneeb Shah is known as the “Derm Doctor” on TikTok, where he shares tips to safely care for your skin and prevent cancers. After getting skin cancer himself, Shah urges others to avoid tanning beds. “I went to the tanning bed hundreds of times,” says Shah.” Now that I know what I know today, I obviously wouldn’t do...
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Fun Moments From Movember Will Remind You to Care About Men's Health All Year
Men die on average 5 years earlier than women, largely due to preventable causes. So charitable efforts like Movember want to spread awareness of two of the most common causes: testicular cancer and prostate cancer.
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What Is Cardiac Angiosarcoma? Rare Cancer That Killed Virgil Abloh Put in Spotlight
The disease causes primary and secondary tumors to form in the muscle or blood vessels of the heart, as well as other areas of the body
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What Is Cardiac Angiosarcoma? Rare Cancer That Killed Virgil Abloh Put in Spotlight
The disease causes primary and secondary tumors to form in the muscle or blood vessels of the heart, as well as other areas of the body.
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Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton and Off-White Designer, Dead at 41
Designer Virgil Abloh privately battled “a rare, aggressive form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma,” a statement read on his Instagram page on Sunday, Nov. 28.