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‘Cancer made me grow up very quickly’: how a 12-year-old and his family faced a serious illness

Taylor Kershaw wasn’t even in his teens when he was told he had Hodgkin lymphoma but, thanks to a groundbreaking clinical trial, he went into remission without having to go through radiotherapy

The Guardian - UK

Cancer is rising in people under 50

Some of these cancers – particularly pancreatic and stomach cancer – have low survival rates

Salon

‘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

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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

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

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

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

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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

‘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

London hospital becomes first in the UK to perform 10,000 operations using robot

Exclusive: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust hails milestone nearly two decades after installing first machine

Evening Standard

Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades

About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

Al Jazeera

Horoscope for Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023

Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 5 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Linda Evangelista reveals she had double mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis

The 58-year-old supermodel says she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, and then cancer of the pectoral muscle last year

The Guardian - AU

Child Diagnosed With Eye Cancer After It Was Mistaken For Eczema

Amelia is doing fantastically now. You really wouldn’t notice that she only has sight in one eye.

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Do women live longer than men in the US?

American men live shorter lives and experience higher mortality rates from heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19, compared to women.

The Independent UK

Tenor Stephen Gould says he has been diagnosed with incurable bile duct cancer

The Independent UK

Bruce Guthro, lead singer of Scottish band Runrig, dies aged 62

Frontman died nearly a week after his birthday, following a years-long battle with cancer, band announced

The Independent UK

Family’s fight to save son battling rare cancer as ‘NHS options are running out’

Sebastian Nunney was diangosed with aggressive neuroblastoma in July 2020 but parents initially told he had an ear infection

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Shuttered EPA investigation could’ve brought 'meaningful reform' in Cancer Alley, documents show

Environmental advocates and residents of the Louisiana chemical corridor known as Cancer Alley have spent decades calling for change in the way industrial activity is regulated there

Evening Standard

OPINION - Booze & junk food ‘fuelling young cancer epidemic’: Tech and Science Daily podcast

Plus! The real Poseidon adventure & 1800s-era smartwatch

The Independent UK

Cancer-hit dad who planned his own funeral defies doctors’ three-week life expectancy prognosis

Dennis Blackman, 62, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and given three weeks to live in March 2022.

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden makes subtle nod to breast cancer diagnosis at NTAs

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden made a subtle nod to her stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis as she walked the red carpet at Tuesday night’s National Television Awards (NTAs).

The Conversation

Could a single drug treat the two leading causes of death in the US: cancer and cardiovascular disease?

What would you guess are the two biggest killers in the world? Based on media coverage, maybe you guessed gun violence, accidents or COVID-19. But the top two killers are actually cardiovascular disease and cancer. These two diseases combined account for nearly 50% of deaths in the U.S.

Evening Standard

Rowley says progress made on ‘cutting out the cancer’ of rogue officers in the Met

Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley said significant progress has been made “cutting out the cancer” of rogue police officers who riddled his force.

Zenger

AI Could Soon Be Used To Help Detect Breast Cancer

AI performed on par with human doctors in interpreting screens, suggesting that it may soon be used in diagnosing breast cancer.

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