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Inside Illumina’s bruising proxy battle with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn

Illumina’s contentious acquisition of cancer test maker Grail brought billionaire Carl Icahn to the company’s doorstep.

Fortune

Vigorous activity for less than five minutes a day ‘could cut cancer risk by nearly 20%’

Just lifting heavy shopping can be enough to help reduce your risk

The Independent UK

Bursts of activity that make you huff and puff ‘linked to reduced cancer risk’

The activities could include vigorous housework, carrying heavy shopping around the supermarket, or bursts of power walking.

The Independent UK

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UK asbestos firm owners ‘whitewashing reputation’ with All Blacks sponsorship

Altrad, parent company of Cape Asbestos, faces accusation as it rejects call for £10m cancer donation

The Guardian - UK

Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of the bipartisan 'moonshot' effort

President Joe Biden’s administration is announcing the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency

The Independent UK

Biocon Foundation announces Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders Atlas project

The OPMD Atlas Project aims to evaluate and accurately deploy point-of-care (PoC) diagnosis systems in the national healthcare system to enable accurate screening, detection and prognosis of OPMD patients.

The Hindu

A doctor leaves a lasting impression on a woman caring for her dying mom

When her mother was struggling with late-stage cancer, Julia had a conversation with a doctor that made her feel heard.

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CMC, Vellore, introduces advance treatment for cancer patients

CMC Vellore introduces Brainlab Elements & Exac Trac Dynamic Systems to treat Oligometastasis in bones. SABR of Solitary Bone Metastasis is done using Exac Trac Dynamic Patient monitoring system. The system uses thermal-surface camera tech & real-time X-Ray tracking for high accuracy. First patient treated with SABR on June 30.…

The Hindu

Botched Diagnosis: Mother Dies After Doctors Miss Five Chances To Detect Fatal Breast Tumor

Medical negligence leads to delayed diagnosis, worsening prognosis, and tragic loss for family.

Zenger

Gleneagles Global Health City sets up intraperitoneal chemotherapy centre

Chennai's Gleneagles Global Health City has opened a HIPEC Centre to treat advanced abdominal cancers. J. Radhakrishnan, Commissioner of the Greater Chennai Corporation, inaugurated the Centre, attended by Alok Khullar, CEO, and other senior doctors. HIPEC delivers drugs directly to cancer cells in the abdomen, increasing efficacy. Over 100 successful…

The Hindu

‘I don’t want treatment’: study shows financial toll of cancer is leading Australians to delay or stop care

Research reveals managing ‘financial toxicity’ for those diagnosed is crucial but there is a lack of resourcing and training to help deal with costs

The Guardian - AU

Cancer patients head for Turkey after border closure protests in NW Syria

Referrals had temporarily stopped earlier in July after UN failed to agree on extension to cross-border aid mechanism.

Al Jazeera

Fusion imaging raises hope of improving prostate cancer outcomes

Research carried out at the University of Dundee found ultrasound/MRI fusion targeted biopsy detected more significant prostate cancer lesions.

The Independent UK

Vivek Wadhwa: ‘By working together, the U.S. and India can defeat cancer within 20 years’

India's work on massive medical datasets may lead to a better understanding of disease mechanisms, risk factors, and treatments.

Fortune

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The Independent UK

Grandmother with rare cancer that led to amputation shares first warning sign

Shirley Parnell, 75, noticed a lump on her ankle in July 2022 and had no idea it could be cancer.

The Independent UK

Deborah James’s daughter launches anniversary clothing line for Bowelbabe Fund

Some 100% of the profits will go to the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK.

The Independent UK

The bowel cancer symptom George Alagiah wished he’d caught earlier

The newsreader died while ‘surrounded by his family and loved ones’

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Video: UFC’s Dustin Poirier makes young cancer survivor’s wish come true as part of ESPN series

Watch 17-year-old cancer survivor Alden Cary get surprised with a dream come true: spending the day training with Dustin Poirier in South Florida.

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The Independent UK

Mother reveals bruise on her toddler’s eye led to cancer diagnosis

‘Harper hasn’t lost her spark,’ her mother says

The Independent UK

Bowel cancer patients pay tribute to George Alagiah amid plea for better care

It was announced on Monday that the BBC newsreader had died at the age of 67 after he was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014.

Evening Standard

Sarah Beeny shares post-chemotherapy update after documenting gruelling breast cancer battle

The presenter’s eyebrows have been growing back after she was given the all-clear

The Guardian - UK

Why is cancer striking earlier? One answer could be a diet of ultra-processed foods

Clear action is needed to give more children affordable access to healthier foods. We can’t wait another decade for change, says Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Sciensus’s licence partly suspended after death of cancer patient

Regulator acts after firm paid millions by NHS for healthcare gave patients wrong chemotherapy dose

The Independent UK

‘I have survivor’s guilt after my husband died of cancer while I was undergoing chemo’

As Shona Maclaren was diagnosed with cervical cancer her husband William got his diagnosis for advanced stage 4 bowel cancer

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Who is George Alagiah’s wife and does he have kids?

The BBC newsreader passed away aged 67, nine years after being diagnosed with cancer

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