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May 27

Major U.S. study links cellphone exposure to cancer in rats

By Megan Thielking, Dylan Scott, STAT

A major new study provides evidence of a possible link between cellphone exposure and cancer, at least in rats — findings that are likely to spark a fierce new debate about the 21st century’s most ubiquitous tech gadget.

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May 25

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Scientists still track health fallout of nuclear bombing of Japan

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May 23

When cancer changed everything, writing poems was an act of healing

By Mary Jo Brooks

Gail Rudd Entrekin and her husband Charles turned to poetry to deal with the frustration, fear and anger they felt during Charles' battle with cancer.

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May 20

People with HIV are far less likely to get cancer treatment, study shows

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

33 percent of patients with HIV and lung cancer failed to receive any treatment for the cancer compared with 14 percent of those who weren’t infected.

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Apr 18

Why genetic counseling is more popular than ever

By Todd Bookman, WHYY

The sheer number of genetic tests has exploded in the past decade or so. There are now thousands of different testable genetic disorders.

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Apr 13

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Why tech titan Sean Parker is bankrolling collaborative cancer research

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Mar 25

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Why cancer is so hard to fight in rural Kentucky

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Cancer is epidemic in eastern Kentucky, a result of medical illiteracy, limited access to care, unhealthy lifestyles and poverty. In fact, life expectancy in the region is five years shorter than the rest of the nation. But state health officials…

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Mar 07

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News Wrap: Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at age 94

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In our news wrap Monday, tributes poured in from across the nation after former first lady Nancy Reagan’s death Sunday at age 94; President Obama offered a few words of praise for the conservative icon. Also, former president Jimmy Carter…

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Feb 22

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Elephant genes hold big hopes for cancer researchers

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Elephants have 100 times more cells in their bodies than humans, which should make them far more vulnerable to cancer than we are. But less than 5 percent of elephant deaths are linked to cancer, which researchers credit to the…

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Feb 01

Price tag for Biden cancer ‘moonshot’ at $1 billion in Obama budget

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $755 million for cancer research in next year's budget, bringing the total price tag for Vice President Joe Biden's cancer initiative to $1 billion.

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