Cancer traced back 2 million years
Discoveries challenge belief that it is a modern-day disease.
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- August 3, 2016
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Patient Story
‘That’s what keeps me going’
91-year-old Morrie Boogaart weaves hats for the homeless while in hospice care.
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- July 29, 2016
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Good news: U.S. cancer survivors are living longer
Not-so-good news: The likelihood of other chronic conditions will stress health care system in the next two decades.
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- July 9, 2016
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‘We choose to live an awesome life’
As Benny Boes battles a brain tumor, he and his wife, Elise, plan to triumph over cancer by focusing on family time and making memories.
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- June 29, 2016
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Patient Story
‘Life’s not done until it’s done’
Cancer patient Steve Johnson says that moments are everything. He wants to spend whatever time he has left helping others.
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- June 26, 2016
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Better lung cancer survival? There’s an app for that
Study found tracking symptoms, alerting doctors to trouble led to longevity.
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- June 17, 2016
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Patient Story
‘We’re just continuing to fight it’
Embroiled in a war with mesothelioma, Jim Phillips is armed to the hilt—with tenacity, strength and optimism.
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- June 15, 2016
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More exercise, less cancer
Physical activity, including brisk walking, jogging and swimming, may cut risk of 13 cancers.
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- May 25, 2016
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Patient Story
‘This is not going to be the end of me’
Billboard and television ad actor takes cancer to the big screen.
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- May 18, 2016
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FDA banning e-cigarette sales to minors
Agency also wants other retail restrictions on access to vaping products.
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- May 10, 2016
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Patient Story
‘Let’s rock this’
With poignancy, humor and a doctor’s insight, a cardiologist chronicles his battle with a life-threatening brain tumor.
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- May 2, 2016
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Could vegetarian diets alter DNA, raise disease risk?
An expert explains the population genetics behind an intriguing study.
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- April 12, 2016
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