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August 8, 2022

Ohio medical student dies during 102-mile bike ride for cancer research

An Ohio State medical student collapsed and died during an annual cancer research bike ride. 27-year-old Mason Fisher made it to the 100-mile mark of his 102-mile ride.

June 24, 2022

‘Iron Chef' champ, Ground Zero hero is first double lung transplant recipient at Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System in New York City performed it's first double lung transplant on Iron Chef America and 9/11 volunteer, chef James Kelly of New York

December 7, 2021

eLife can't confirm many cancer research findings

Eight years ago, a team of researchers launched a project to carefully repeat early but influential lab experiments in cancer research. They recreated 50 experiments, and half the findings didn't add up.

November 18, 2021

FDA approves Keytruda as adjuvant treatment for kidney cancer

The cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda, was approved Thursday by the FDA

November 6, 2021

Vaccinating UK girls against HPV slashed cervical cancer rates, study finds

Vaccinating girls against HPV has dramatically reduced cervical cancer rates, British researchers have found. 

November 5, 2021

Experimental drug boosts immunotherapy treatment of pancreatic cancer in mice

An experimental drug helped boost effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment against pancreatic cancer in mice, according to a recent study published this week in the Journal for Immuno Therapy of Cancer

October 24, 2021

Woman's inexplicable weight gain leads to shocking cancer discovery

29-year-old Amanda Shoultz chronicled her struggle with mysterious weight gain that was later diagnosed as a 17-pound tumor called a liposarcoma, according to a recent Good Morning America (GMA) report.

March 25, 2021

Biden’s claim that 'dogs may help cure cancer' draws Twitter reactions

President Biden is known to be a lover of dogs – but did he recently give canines more credit than they deserve?

December 1, 2020

McDonald's giving McRib sandwiches to people with 'baby-smooth' faces as part of cancer-awareness initiative

Eating a McRib sandwich and supporting cancer research are no longer the mutually exclusive activities that so many Americans have long believed that they were.

October 29, 2020

New post-coronavirus clinic to focus on lingering symptoms in patients

Physicians who saw a growing number of patients struggling with post-coronavirus respiratory issues and lingering symptoms hope that a new clinic specifically designed to promote recovery will address this population’s needs.