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America's 18 Million Cancer Survivors Are Struggling Mentally Long After Treatment Ends — and Most Get No Help

NPR/KFF June 9, 2026: America's 18 million cancer survivors face persistent post-treatment anxiety and depression — mostly unaddressed. Projected to grow to 22 million by 2035. Here's what the research shows.

Medical Daily

More young adults are getting breast, kidney, and colorectal cancer — but why?

Breast, uterine, kidney, and colorectal cancer have all been diagnosed more frequently over the last decade in Americans under the age of 50

The Independent UK

What is a colonoscopy and should I get one?

Rates of colorectal cancer have risen in those under 50. Here’s what to know about screening in the US

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Budget maneuvers expected to reduce NIH funding opportunities - Roll Call

NIH will be able to fund fewer research grants in fiscal 2026, even if Congress provides more funding, due to administration budget maneuvers.

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“It Directly Causes At Least Seven Kinds Of Cancer”: 53 Oncologists Give Tips You Shouldn’t Ignore

Is there really a way to guarantee you'll never get cancer?

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Dealing with disease “down there”

Joe Biden did more for cancer research than any president in recent memory

Salon

Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types

A new U.S. government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, defined as cancer diagnosed before age 50

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Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain

Cancer research in the U.S. doesn’t rely on a single institution or funding stream − it’s a complex ecosystem made up of interdependent parts: academia, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology startups, federal agencies and private foundations. As a cancer biologist who has worked in each of these sectors over the past three…

The Conversation

Everyone Is Wrong About RFK Jr. and Cellphones

There's no strong evidence that cellphones cause cancer. There also isn't strong evidence that cellphones cause teen depression.

Reason

More Millennials and Gen Xers are getting colorectal cancer. Adding these foods to your diet may help

Diet plays an important role in your overall cancer risk.

Fortune

Why breast self-exams are passé—and what's recommended instead

When it comes to preventing breast cancer deaths, the incremental advantage of the self-exam is hard to demonstrate. But self-awareness is vital.

Fortune

Boss Puts Woman On Performance Review For Beating Cancer, It Majorly Backfires

After being informed that she wasn't keeping up with her workload while battling cancer, this woman decided to make her employer regret ever calling her out. The post Boss Puts Woman On Performance Review For Beating Cancer, It Majorly Backfires first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Russian Missile Strike Forces Evacuation Of Children's Cancer Hospital

Missile strike on Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv leads to increased patient load at National Cancer Institute, impacting young cancer patients and f...

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Children with cancer left in the dark as Russian missile attack struck during IV treatment

Dmytro, two, and his mother couldn’t run to the blast shelter as the little boy was on an IV at the time of the bombings

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USAFacts

Which states have the highest cancer rates?

In 2019, Kentucky had the highest cancer incidence rate nationwide, over 13% above the national average, while Mississippi had the highest cancer mortality rate, over 20% above the national average.

USAFacts

How many people in the US get colon cancer?

Nationwide colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have fallen since 2000, but rates have been increasing among younger adults for several years.

WEKU

What is the breast cancer calculator actor Olivia Munn suggested after her mastectomy?

The questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute's website estimates lifetime risk and five-year risk based on factors known to increase the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer.

WEKU

Bernie Sanders will vote no on Biden's pick to lead NIH, but nomination may proceed

The Vermont senator held up the nomination process for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the health agency in order to make a point about drug prices. Now, he says he'll vote against her.

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Senators grill Bertagnolli on NIH priorities, drug costs - Roll Call

Monica Bertagnolli, nominated to head the National Institutes of Health, currently heads the National Cancer Institute.

Tribune News Service

Bladder cancer: What you should know about diagnosis, treatment and recurrence

Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancer types in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. It's also one of the most likely types of cancer to recur.

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Experts say cancer vaccine that shrinks tumours could used for treatment in five years

While the treatments are being called vaccines, they aren't the same as traditional disease-preventing boosters. Instead, they shrink tumours and stop cancer from returning.

Daily Mirror

Cancer vaccine that shrinks tumours could be available in five years, say experts

Though the treatments are being called vaccines, they aren't traditional vaccines which prevent disease - instead they shrink tumours and stop cancer from coming back

The Independent UK

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine that can shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back

Roll Call

Biden taps National Cancer Institute director to lead NIH - Roll Call

Bertagnolli would be the second woman to lead the National Institutes of Health, a sprawling medical research agency, on a permanent basis.

Tribune News Service

Johns Hopkins study highlights promise of IV mistletoe extract for cancer therapy

BALTIMORE -- Ivelisse Page already had 15 inches of her colon and 28 lymph nodes removed to treat her colon cancer, but in the winter of 2008 she received more devastating news.

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