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At 32, Wendy Maultsby was working full-time and planning out her dream future: meeting her future husband, getting married, and giving birth to her first child. But what awaited Maultsby was a diagnosis she never anticipated—and certainly not in her 30s. If she ever imagined it, she thought it would come when she was a grandmother in her 70s. “Around …

A recent study published in Nature Medicine by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has issued a stark warning: the world is facing a significant surge in gastric cancer cases, with Asia—and particularly India—bearing the brunt. The study analysed people born between 2008 and 2017 and estimated that 15.6 …

Alarmingly, colon cancer is increasingly affecting younger adults, with millennials facing double the risk compared to those born in 1950. Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab highlights rectal bleeding, unexplained abdominal pain, persistent fatigue, and changes in bowel habits as critical warning signs. Early detection is crucial for successful treatment. Colon cancer, which was common in older adults, is, however, increasingly being …

Mayo Clinic Uncovers First Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer  SciTechDaily Doctor Shares Five Symptoms of Difficult-to-Detect Cancer You Should Never Ignore  Times Now Unexplained weight loss, persistent fatigue – doctors reveal cancer warning signs you shouldn’t ignore  CNA Lifestyle Five ‘subtle signs’ of cancer doctor says ‘everyone needs to be aware of’  Cornwall Live Source link

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Sussex County is mourning the loss of a public servant, wife, and mother, who died after a months-long battle with Stage 4 colon cancer. Supervisory Public Safety Telecommunicator Shannon (Quinn) Thonus, of Sandyston, died following a courageous battle with Stage 4 colon cancer, Sheriff Michael F. Strada announced on Saturday, July 12. According to a GoFundMe launched in May, Shannon’s …

Despite concerns about cognitive decline after cancer treatment, most breast cancer survivors show no increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and some may have a slightly lower risk than their cancer-free peers, according to a large retrospective study from Korea. However, any apparent protective effect faded with time, the investigators reported online in JAMA Network Open. Overall, this is “reassuring …

In the last year, there has been a surge in proteins developed by AI that will eventually be used in the treatment of everything from snakebites to cancer. What would normally take decades for a scientist to create — a custom-made protein for a particular disease — can now be done in seconds. For the first time, Australian scientists have …

As US regulators restrict Covid mRNA vaccines and as independent vaccine advisers re-examine the shots, scientists fear that an unlikely target could be next: cancer research. Messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines have shown promise in treating and preventing cancers that have often been difficult to address, such as pancreatic cancer, brain tumors and others. But groundbreaking research could stall as …