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Appendix cancer once had a reputation as one of the rarest forms of cancer. Many were unaware of the condition entirely. And when doctors did encounter it, it was almost exclusively in older people… until now. The number of appendix cancer cases has increased dramatically – but especially among people born after the 1970s, as documented in a recent study. The …

Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54. Summit Therapeutics may have a geography problem with its lung …

For the millions of people with a family history of cancer, living in fear of a diagnosis may be the norm. While cancer is genetic – the root cause stems from a person’s genetic code – it is not always hereditary (passed down from parents to children).  But what could be inherited are genetic code mutations that increase someone’s likelihood of …

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A leading medical adviser to anti-vax Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is claiming that King Charles and Kate Middleton may have developed cancer from the COVID-19 vaccine. It was announced last year that Charles and his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, were being treated for cancer. Dr. Aseem Malhotra—the controversial British cardiologist who advises the RFK Jr.-linked activist group …

MONTREAL (AP) — Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 78. The Canadiens announced his death early Saturday, saying Dryden’s family asked for privacy. A team spokesperson said a close friend of Dryden’s appointed by the family contacted …

A leading medical adviser to anti-vax Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is claiming that King Charles and Kate Middleton may have developed cancer from the COVID-19 vaccine. It was announced last year that Charles and his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, were being treated for cancer. Dr. Aseem Malhotra—the controversial British cardiologist who advises the RFK Jr.-linked activist group …

Why do health stories about food and cancer grab so much attention? Because they offer an enticing promise: that a single item on your plate, or even a sudden change in what you crave, might hold the key to spotting disease early. It’s a compelling idea, but in reality the science of appetite, taste, and cancer is far messier than …

An oncologist has revealed the tell-tale signs of a ‘silent cancer‘ she looks for in her own body.  Dr Jamie Bakkum-Gamez, a gynecologic oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, revealed that the warning signs of ovarian cancer are often subtle and easily mistaken for more benign conditions.  And in just a few months, it can grow from microscopic to …

Summary: A new study reveals that glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain cancer, thrives by using sugar in unique ways that differ from healthy brain cells. While normal brain tissue channels sugar into energy and neurotransmitters, glioblastoma cells divert it into producing DNA and RNA, fueling relentless tumor growth. Researchers showed that restricting key amino acids in mouse diets slowed tumor …