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'She made me a better person': Kate, 32, died from ovarian cancer

'I knew the first day I kissed her I was going to marry her.'

Newcastle Herald

Settlement with family of Henrietta Lacks is an opportunity to reflect on inequalities in genetic research

Aug. 1, 2023 would have been Henrietta Lacks’s 103rd birthday. It was also the day the Lacks family reached a settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the biotech company that used and profited from her “HeLa” cells.

The Conversation

Sarah, Duchess of York, names her reconstructed breast ‘Derek’

She calls it her ‘perky friend’ who saved her life after discovering she had an early form of breast cancer during a routine mammogram.

The Independent UK

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Kentucky Children’s Hospital recieves grant to help improve hematology, oncology clinics

A $100,000 dollar grant is going to the Kentucky Children’s Hospital to help support its clinics for child cancer and blood diseases.

WEKU

Immune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors – new research

A key function of our immune system is to detect and eliminate foreign pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Immune cells like T cells do this by distinguishing between different types of proteins within cells, which allows them to detect the presence of infection or disease.

The Conversation

More young Australians are getting bowel cancer. Should the screening age be lowered?

Medical professionals say with one in 10 bowel cancer diagnoses being in people under 50, not regularly screening younger people puts lives at risk

The Guardian - AU

Cancer is striking more people in the prime of their lives. What can we do better?

Patients must better advocate for themselves while doctors need to realise that cancer is a disease of the old and young

The Guardian - AU

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Light-skinned people ‘lack genes that protect against UV radiation’

Those with northern European skin types have DNA damage as a result of being exposed to UV light.

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Amy Dowden admits she ‘broke down in tears’ as she began chemotherapy in emotional update

The BBC star said she was ‘wishing this wasn’t happening to me’ as she began the treatment amid her second cancer diagnosis

Evening Standard

Jonnie Irwin praised by fans for returning to work amid terminal cancer battle

The A Place In The Sun presenter shared a video of him partnering with a home renovations company

Evening Standard

Sarah Ferguson introduces ‘Derek’, her reconstructed breast after mastectomy

The Duchess of York said the name ‘made her laugh’

The Independent UK

What are lymph nodes? And can a massage really improve lymphatic drainage?

The lymphatic system has long been considered mysterious.

The Conversation

White Sox’ Liam Hendriks undergoes Tommy John surgery

Liam Hendriks came back from cancer to pitch this season before returning to the injured list with a sore elbow

Chicago Sun-Times

How Henrietta Lacks' Immortal “HeLa Cells” Transformed Medicine

Henrietta Lacks unknowingly gave a great gift to science.

Inverse

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MobileODT Partners With Cingulate Medical For Cancer Screening Program In The DRC

Tel Aviv-based FemTech company MobileODT and Cingulate Medical collaborate to launch a large-scale cancer screening initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Zenger

Dying Dad Writes 30 Years Of Birthday Cards For Twin Daughters

Nick Keenan's heartfelt gesture ensures his presence in their lives despite battling brain tumor.

WEKU

This 18-year-old Colombian survived cancer. Now she's the World Cup star

After surviving cancer and signing to Real Madrid, Linda Caicedo is making her mark at the World Cup. The 18-year-old player already scored a goal in each of Colombia's first two matches.

The Guardian - AU

Cancer is the pits at any age. But rates are rising in young people like me, and we don’t fully know why

Being diagnosed with bowel cancer in my mid-30s forced me to cross the thin line between good health and illness we often remain ignorant of until we’re much older

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'It's for an important cause, even if it is very childish': Phallic Strava art drawn for testicular cancer awareness

Jake Colling set out on 69km ride around Manchester for fun, but then to raise awareness over cancer

Evening Standard

OPINION - Cancer-killing pill breakthrough ‘annihilates’ tumours: Tech and Science Daily podcast

A pill that’s been shown to ‘annihilate’ solid cancer tumours is being trialled in humans for the first time.

Evening Standard

Canada becomes first country in the world to put cancer warning labels on individual cigarettes

Messages include ‘cigarettes cause cancer’ and ‘tobacco smoke harms children’

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Donald Trump faces four charges over efforts to overturn 2020 election

Latest criminal case before ex-president has come weeks after he was charged with retaining national defense information. Plus, experts warn of record US deaths from extreme heat

WEKU

Testing your genes for cancer risk is way cheaper now — and it could save your life

Millions of people in the U.S. have a genetic variant that raises their risk of cancer. Genetic testing can help people find cancer earlier and seek treatment. But many patients aren't offered it.

The Hindu

Today’s Cache | AI could soon detect breast cancer in scans; Meta to ask EU users’ consent for targeted advertising; Meta starts news block in Canada

AI could be used to lighten or even halve the workload of radiologists who read breast scans for signs of cancer.

The Independent UK

New drug found to ‘annihilate’ solid cancerous tumours in early studies

The drug, AOH1996, was named after a little girl, Anna Olivia Healy, who died from neuroblastoma.

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