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Child cancer rates higher than normal in New Jersey town with contaminated water

Child cancer rates in Toms River, New Jersey, are higher than normal. Many residents believe this was caused by toxic waste being flushed into the town's waterways.

Kansas inmate who sued over cancer treatment reported dead

John Keith Calvin, 56, an inmate at Kansas' El Dorado Correctional Facility, has died of colon cancer after suing the state DoC for allegedly failing to provide proper treatment.

Pennsylvania enacts statewide drinking water limit on 2 'forever chemicals'

Pennsylvania enacted a law limiting the amount of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid in drinking water. These acids are known as "forever chemicals."

Critics of ‘transmasculine people with a cervix’ language censored by Washington health department: report

A state health department was savaged online for refusing to use the word "woman" once in a government-sponsored advertisement on cervical cancer awareness.

European Union to aggregate cancer imaging data with artificial intelligence to speed up early diagnosis

The European Union has launched a new project aimed at providing health researchers large amounts of cancer data. The initiative will use artificial intelligence to speed up innovation.

Jill Biden can join other first ladies who have raised awareness about cancer

Being first lady did not exempt Jill Biden from the conversation that millions of citizens have had with doctors that began with the words, “It might be cancer.”

Cancer blood test using DNA fragments brings hope for earlier detection, say researchers

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a machine-learning model to detect cancer in its early stages by looking at DNA fragments from cancer cells in the blood, they say.

Jill Biden gets lesion removed from eyelid, deemed noncancerous

A noncancerous lesion was removed from Jill Biden’s left eyelid. The first lady also had two other lesions removed recently that cancerous but likely curable.

In Yemen, cancer patients hardest hit by medical shortages

The National Oncology Center (NOC), a Yemeni cancer treatment hospital, has seen medicine shortages and a lack of incoming funds, placing a strain on its operations.

Robbie Knievel, American daredevil and son of Evel Knievel, dead at 60

Robbie Knievel, daredevil and son of Evel Knievel, died Friday morning after battling pancreatic cancer, his family confirmed to The Associated Press.