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Cancer Health Summer Issue
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The Microbiome Frontier
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Special Report: Cancer and Quality of Life

Being Overweight Raises Your Cancer Risk at Least Twice as Much as Previously Thought

A new study on obesity-related cancers says we may have underestimated the risk.

Identical Twin Sisters Battle Breast Cancer Together

Both have tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation.
Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, in her lab

Minor Subsets of Tumor Cells Play Major Role in Metastasis

The study results also suggest that drugs targeting the two subsets could thwart the metastatic process in some cancers.
Despite their extensive experience with hospice and palliative care, Kathy Brandt (right) and Kim Acquaviva say they’ve had to remain firm to have Brandt’s wishes honored.

Kathy Brandt, Who Shared Last Days With Cancer and Palliative Care, Dies

For the past several months, she chronicled the day-to-day drama of dying in an effort to demystify the process and empower other patients.

FDA Approves Rozlytrek for Cancer With Certain Gene Mutations

New site-agnostic therapy shrank tumors in people with a variety of cancers with NTRK gene fusions as well as ROS1-positive lung cancer.

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Women’s and Girls’ Indoor Tanning Is Likely Driving Huge Skin Cancer Rise

Between 1970 and 2009, melanoma rates increased nearly 10-fold among women under 40.

No, Drinking Bleach Does Not Cure Cancer

FDA warns that drinking Miracle Mineral Solution and similar products is potentially life-threatening.

Federal Proposal Seeks to Allow Discrimination in Health Care

The change targets LGBT people and those with chronic conditions. Here’s how patient groups and Lambda Legal respond.

Modern Wildfires Pose New Health Risks for Firefighters

Studies long have linked firefighters’ on-the-job exposure to chemicals and toxins in urban blazes with an increased risk of cancer.

Why Texas Faces One of the Nation’s Highest Rates of Cervical Cancer

The state was close to mandating the HPV vaccine. Then it didn’t.

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ames Gingerich, MD, left, meets with members of his staff at Maple City Health Care Center in Goshen, Ind.

This Indiana Clinic Has Patient-Care Stats Worth Bragging About

“We have relationships with patients, and so they trust us,” says James Gingerich, MD, of Maple City Health Care Center.

Worth the Shot: No, Vaccines Won’t Give You Cancer

In fact, there are even types of vaccines, known simply as cancer vaccines, that can prevent or potentially treat cancer.
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A Liver Cancer Diary

Karen Hoyt promised her grandkids she would win a gold medal in the World Transplant Games. She wasn’t going to let HCC stand in her way.
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Debunking Lymphedema Myths

The advice you receive after undergoing surgery for breast cancer may be based on outdated medical information.
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