The Latest Breaking News from Cancer

Father of four-year-old with ‘rare of rarest cancers’ to take on Great North Run

Arthur Salters-Hoult was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia earlier this year.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Sitting in Bars with Cake review – uneven tale of cancer, cakes and friendship

Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’Zion play best friends dealing with cakes and crisis in a well-acted yet often underbaked weepie

The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2023

Linda Evangelista says she views mastectomy scars as ‘trophies’ following recent breast cancer diagnosis

Canadian model recently revealed she had two cancer diagnoses in the last five years

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

‘My daughter got life-threatening cancer and I lost my job as a result’

Exclusive: Christina Harris is petitioning the government for better employment rights for parents with sick children

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Horoscope for Friday, September 8, 2023

After noon Chicago time, there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2023

EPA’s inspector general says agency isn’t enforcing benzene pollution rules at refineries in Texas, nationally

A report by the federal environmental agency’s internal watchdog found that EPA is failing to enforce its own pollution limits for the known carcinogen at many refineries — including some in Texas.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 7, 2023

Cancer is rising in under-50s – but the causes are a mystery

Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people. But worrying new research shows that cancer in younger adults is a growing problem. The study found there’s been a nearly 80% increase in the number of under-50s being diagnosed with cancer globally in the last three…

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023

First Thing: Utah officials sued over failure to save Great Salt Lake

Environmental and community groups file lawsuit as lake shrinks from overuse. Plus, US Open struggles in New York heatwave

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Treating cancer in children: the story behind the dramatic increase in survival rates

Cutting-edge research has driven huge gains in the understanding and treatment of children’s cancers, but those at the forefront of this progress insist there is still much work to be done

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

‘We’re trying to invent totally new treatments’: how children’s cancers differ from adult cancers

Cancer in children and young people is complex and presents a unique set of challenges to be overcome. Now, researchers are hoping the strides they’ve made studying the disease will make ‘full-life’ recoveries the norm

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023