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Exposure to common household chemicals linked to breast cancer risk

Researchers find chemicals used in plastic bottles, beverage cans, hair relaxers, or toys may change tissue in ways that make them more susceptible to breast cancer later in life

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Pope Leo lung cancer surgery: what kind of operation did he have and what happens next?

Pontiff is recovering from a lobectomy, which is standard treatment for lung cancer caught early and can be curative

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

Antibodies Against DNA Repair Proteins Appeared Years Before Diagnosis in Some Children Who Later Developed Cancer

A small University of Bergen study links antibodies against DNA repair proteins to later cancer in children. It shows an association, not a cause or a test.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

Pope Leo's visit to Lourdes seen in a new light after cancer diagnosis

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The Independent UK · Oct 15

Pope Leo resumes work from the hospital as he awaits cancer treatment update

He also celebrated Mass with other priests in a special chapel set up for him near his room on the 10th floor of the hospital

The Independent UK · Oct 15

‘Amazing progress’ in lung cancer: Immunotherapy extends survival as mRNA vaccines offer hope

François Picard is pleased to welcome Siow-Ming Lee, Professor of Medical Oncology at the University College London and a specialist in lung cancer. “Lung cancer is not one cancer. There are many different types of lung cancer,” explains Lee. For decades, lung cancer has been closely associated with smoking, late…

France 24 · Oct 15

Dave Coulier doing 'really well' after battling cancer

Jodie Sweetin has revealed Dave Coulier is doing "really well" after battling cancer.

BANG Premier · Oct 15

Donald Trump Responds to Pope Leo XIV's Cancer Diagnosis by Bragging That Pontiff's Brother Is MAGA

Donald Trump wished Pope Leo XIV well after lung cancer surgery, then praised the pontiff's MAGA-supporting brother amid tensions with the Vatican.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15

Pope Leo XIV's Brother Louis Prevost Is in a Clinical Trial After His Multiple Myeloma Returned From Remission

Pope Leo XIV's older brother, Louis Prevost, is in a clinical trial after his multiple myeloma relapsed. Here's what the blood cancer is and how it's treated.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

FDA Expands Anktiva Approval to Papillary-Only Bladder Cancer That Resists BCG, Giving Patients a Nonsurgical Option

The FDA expanded Anktiva plus BCG to papillary-only bladder cancer that no longer responds to BCG. Here is who qualifies, what the data show, and what remains uncertain.

Medical Daily · Oct 15