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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may help fight cancer

Preliminary research published in Nature suggests that COVID-19 vaccines, particularly Pfizer and Moderna, may offer unexpected benefits for cancer patients.

France 24

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Iraq oil pollution: Toxic emissions cause cancer

For years, the flames of oil fields in southern Iraq have lit the skies but darkened lives. Communities there live in the shadow of toxic gas flares that never die out and despite repeated pledges to end the burning - the smoke keeps ris...

Al Jazeera

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Doctors using AI mammogram readings to predict breast cancer risk

Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women. About one in eight women will be diagnosed with the disease in their lifetimes. To combat that, some doctors are using AI as a tool to help them not only detect breast ...

CBS News

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U of Sask. grad using AI models to detect cancer

Sakib Mostafa is a University of Saskatchewan grad who faced his fears about artificial intelligence and began a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University building AI models to detect cancer. He joined Saskatoon Morning to talk abo...

CBC News

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What to know about inflammatory breast cancer as cases rise

CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the rise in inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form that's harder to detect, and what patients should know about early warning signs.

CBS News

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Breast Cancer: more than 2 million women diagnosed each year

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, but early detection saves lives. Through events, information campaigns, and symbolic pink ribbons, Octobre Rose encourages everyone—especially women over 50—to get regular sc...

France 24

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What to know about breast cancer risk and early screening

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month begins, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains why early detection is critical and why more women under 50 are being diagnosed.

CBS News

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WHO, Uzbekistan’s first lady push for 60% cancer survival by 2030

First ladies from many countries and global health experts united on improving health systems, ensuring the urgent steps needed to prevent tragedy

Euronews

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WHO, Uzbekistan’s First Lady push for 60% cancer survival by 2030

First ladies from many countries and global health experts united on improving health systems, ensuring the urgent steps needed to prevent tragedy.

Euronews

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Program helps children diagnosed with cancer survive late effects

Almost 500,000 cancer survivors were diagnosed when they were under the age of 20, according to National Cancer Institute research from 2020. Northwell Health's Survivors Facing Forward program is offering long-term care for children who...

CBS America

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U.S. funding cuts shut Canadian children out of brain cancer trials

The U.S. government is not renewing funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, a network of experts focused on improving treatments for brain tumors, and Toronto's SickKids Hospital has had to stop enrolling kids in some new trial...

CBC News

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Leading breast cancer surgeon sings to her patients

Leading breast cancer surgeon, Dr. Laura Esserman, goes beyond expectations to make the operating room more comfortable for her patients. Elizabeth Cook has the story.

CBS News

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Alarming rise in late-stage cancer diagnoses among Americans under 50

There is growing attention being paid to the number of people under the age of 50 being diagnosed with cancer in the United States.

Al Jazeera

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Lack of prostate cancer screening may have led to jump in diagnoses

A new study from the American Cancer Society says prostate cancer diagnoses increased over the past five years after a national task force recommended against routine screening for men over 70 in 2012.

CBS News

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Biden thanks supporters following prostate cancer diagnosis

Former President Joe Biden is thanking supporters after announcing his prostate cancer diagnosis on Sunday. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has the latest details on Biden's diagnosis.

CBS News

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No cure for Biden's prostate cancer: Doctors

Prostate cancer specialists said former U.S. President Joe Biden's announcement that he has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones means the cancer is no longer curable, but there are tre...

Reuters

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This AI is creating cancer-killing molecules

The hunt for cancer-combatting antibodies normally relies upon human lab scientists combing through vast amounts of data. LabGenius’ automated AI robotic system has disrupted that process.

CNN

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Top EU court orders Italy to tackle mafia-caused pollution

A top European court has come down hard on Italy, ruling that it has violated the right to life of 2.9 million citizens living in a toxic waste-polluted area around Naples. Mafia informants directed police to specific sites where toxic r...

Euronews

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Breakthroughs in AI helping to design life-saving drugs faster

A team of scientists at the University of Toronto have successfully implemented artificial intelligence (AI) tools to speed up the process of discovering new possible cancer treatments, from years to just a month.

CNN

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces her cancer in remission

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, revealed in a social media post on Tuesday that her cancer is in remission about ten months after she first announced her diagnosis.

CBS News

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AI is shaping cancer treatment in the UAE

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is using AI to revolutionize cancer treatment. Dr. Wesam Ahmed shares how AI helps detect cancer earlier, guides doctors in diagnosis, and improves patient outcomes.

CNN

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Ukrainian cancer patients evacuated to France

Relief for about 20 Ukrainian children and their families. On Tuesday morning, 20 Ukrainian children suffering from cancer have been dispatched to French hospitals.

France 24

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Mission to evacuate young cancer patients in Ukraine

A group of Canadians is taking on the complex challenge of evacuating young cancer patients in Ukraine and bringing them safely to hospitals in Canada where they can continue to receive life-saving treatments.

CBC News