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Colitis Reports with Breast Cancer Drugs Ibrance, Kisqali, and Verzenio Put Them on FDA's Potential Risk List

FDA is evaluating a possible colitis risk with Ibrance, Kisqali, and Verzenio. A signal is not proof. Learn the symptoms to report to your care team.

Medical Daily · Oct 5

This brain gene can move through human DNA — and scientists found it inside a virus

Researchers at Cornell University identified the BC200 gene, which originated from a transposon in human DNA. This gene displays unusual mobility, retaining its ability to move within the genome while functioning in brain cells. The presence of BC200 in molluscum contagiosum virus raises questions about its evolutionary history and potential…

The Economic Times · Oct 5

Dawson’s Creek creator says star James Van Der Beek ‘started out as a brat’

Van Der Beek died in February at age 48, two years after he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer

The Independent UK · Oct 5

When cancer patient begins to lose her hair, she puts on makeup, strips, and hides in the bathroom for a prank: ’Gollum or grandmother from hell’

Tamia loved her husband’s reaction.

We Got This Covered · Oct 5

Woman Cries For Sick Friend While Writing Goodbye Letters To Her Kids Only To Find Out She Has A Massive Secret

Learning that a friend has cancer can rattle your world. However, many may agree that finding out it is all a lie can be as (if not more) distressing and heartbreaking. This was the reality a woman faced after finding out her friend faked having terminal cancer. Now, she wants…

Bored Panda · Oct 5

How sharing what you eat could help beat bowel cancer

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The Independent UK · Oct 5

Lives ‘completely changed’ after five-year-old daughter’s cancer diagnosis

Five-year-old Robyn was diagnosed with a Wilms tumour on her left kidney.

Evening Standard · Oct 4

Bowel cancer study seeks 250,000 volunteers to solve alarming rise in young people

King’s College London are working with Zoe on the Prospect-UK study to solve the mystery of rising cases

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Adults Newly Facing Leukemia Treatment Gain Another Pill Option as FDA Clears Jaypirca for Untreated CLL

FDA approved Lilly's Jaypirca as a first treatment for adults with CLL or SLL without 17p deletion. Here are the trial results, side effects, and costs.

Medical Daily · Oct 4

Do You Really Need a Multivitamin After 65? Here’s What the Evidence Says

Walk down the vitamin aisle after 65 and it’s easy to feel as though a daily multivitamin is practically mandatory. Bottles marketed to older adults...

Saving Advice · Oct 4