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Another Record Decline Reported in US Cancer Death Rate
Researchers are reporting another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they continue to attribute to success against lung cancer
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Rush Limbaugh Says He's Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says he’s been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
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Woman and Dog Fight Cancer Together
A Florida Woman, Tracy Jackson, and her dog, Chancellor, battle cancer and support each other during their most difficult times.
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High School Football Player Prays With Rival Whose Mom Has Cancer
A hard-fought Texas high school football game took a backseat to the realities of life when opponents Gage Smith and Ty Jordan came together for an emotional prayer after the final whistle last week. Smith asked Jordan if the two friends could say a prayer together for Jordan’s mother, Tiffany Jordan, 42, who has stage 4 lung and bone cancer....
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Tila Tequila Reportedly Not Appearing On “Celebrity Rehab”
“Celebrity Rehab” has reportedly lost another patient.
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Researchers Find E-Cigarettes Cause Lung Cancer in Mice in First Study Tying Vaping to Cancer
E-cigarette vapor causes lung cancer and potentially bladder cancer in mice, damaging their DNA and leading researchers at New York University to conclude that vaping is likely “very harmful” to humans as well. “It’s foreseeable that if you smoke e-cigarettes, all kinds of disease comes out” over time, Moon-Shong Tang, the study’s lead researcher, said in an interview. “Long term,...
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Ginsburg: Work on Court ‘Saved Me' During Cancer Treatment
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Tuesday night that her work on the bench saved her during her cancer treatments, as the judge was given a rock-star reception in the home state of the president who nominated her to the nation’s highest court. Ginsburg told a packed arena that she was “feeling very good tonight,” following the 86-year-old’s disclosure...
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Justice Ginsburg Reports She's ‘Very Well' Following Cancer
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday she’s “alive” and on her way to being “very well” following radiation treatment for cancer. Ginsburg, 86, made the comments at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington. The event came a little over a week after Ginsburg disclosed that she had completed three weeks of outpatient radiation therapy for...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Pancreas
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, according to the Supreme Court. It is the fourth time that the 86-year-old justice has announced that she has been treated for cancer over the last two decades and follows lung cancer surgery in December that...
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Study Suggests E-Cigarette Flavorings May Pose Heart Risk
E-cigarettes aren’t considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart. Longtime smokers who can’t kick the addiction sometimes switch to e-cigarettes, in hopes of avoiding the cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke. But cigarette smoking doesn’t just cause lung cancer. It’s a leading cause of heart attacks, too,...
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US Cancer Death Rate Hits Major Milestone: 25 Years of Decline
The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It’s been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating into fewer deaths. Advances in early detection and treatment also are having a positive impact, experts say. But it’s not all good news. Obesity-related cancer deaths are rising, and prostate cancer deaths are...
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US Cancer Death Continues Decline
A recent report from the American Cancer Society spotlighted a continued decline in the cancer death rate in the United States.
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Judge Says Florida Man Can Grow His Own Medical Marijuana
Floridians critical of the state’s implementation of medical marijuana applauded a circuit court ruling Wednesday that allows a Tampa man to grow his own plants.
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Florida Ban on Smokable Medical Pot Ruled Unconstitutional
Florida’s ban that prevents medical marijuana patients from smoking their cannabis has gone up in smoke.
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Florida Smokable Medical Marijuana Ruling Put on Hold
A Florida circuit court has reinstated a stay on smoking medical marijuana.
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Judge Lifting Stay on Florida Smokable Medical Marijuana
Leon County circuit court Judge Karen Gievers heard testimony Monday on a motion that would vacate a stay on a May 25 ruling that said a provision banning smokable cannabis was unconstitutional.
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Jury Awards $4.7 Billion in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Lawsuit
A St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded nearly $4.7 billion in total damages to 22 women and their families after they claimed asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer in the first case against the company that focused on asbestos in the powder. The jury announced the $4.14 billion award in punitive damages shortly after...
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Jury Recommends $25M in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Lawsuit
A California jury delivered a $25.7 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed she developed cancer by using the company’s talc-based baby powder. Jurors in Los Angeles recommended $4 million in punitive damages Thursday after finding the company acted with malice, oppression or fraud. A day earlier, the panel called for $21.7...
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Doctors Try Glowing Dyes to Find Hidden Cancers
It was an ordinary surgery to remove a tumor — until doctors turned off the lights and the patient’s chest started to glow. A spot over his heart shined purplish pink. Another shimmered in a lung. They were hidden cancers revealed by fluorescent dye, an advance that soon may transform how hundreds of thousands of operations are done each year....
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Millions of Kids May Lose Health Insurance Over Missed Deadline by Congress
The Children’s Health Insurance Program covers annual check-ups and more medical procedures for nearly 9 million kids in low-income families, but congressional bickering is putting it at risk, NBC News reported. The program has enjoyed bipartisan support since it was created in 1997, but legislators have let this year’s reauthorization deadline pass in the debate over repealing and replacing the...