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Paul Mescal's mother shares joyous cancer update: 'I'm in remission'

The Irish actor’s mother has documented her cancer battle on social media

Evening Standard

What is SPF and how much sunscreen do you really need? Experts answer

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US and while sunscreen abounds in aisles, many aren’t applying it correctly

The Guardian - US

Tattoos associated with a 21% greater risk of lymphoma – new study

Regret was for many years considered the most severe side-effect of tattoos. But my new study suggests there could be much worse things to worry about than that.

The Conversation

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First Thing: Biden to issue order on new restrictions at US-Mexico border

President’s move comes amid voter dissatisfaction over migration, while progressive and Latino lawmakers express alarm. Plus, world’s first personalized cancer vaccine halves the risk of death from melanoma

The Guardian - UK

‘Extremely impressive’: melanoma jab trial results excite doctors

Vaccine approach will help improve survival rates for ‘the next decades and more’, says Cancer Research UK’s chief clinician

The Guardian - UK

Why a brain cancer battler's chance meeting has her set to walk 150km

'What are the chances of bumping into this group?'

Newcastle Herald

Women who begin menopause early face double the risk of breast cancer, study finds

Research finds women who go through early menopause are almost four times as likely to contract ovarian cancer

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Women in England and Wales denied ‘exciting’ drug that can stop breast cancer spreading

Latest study shows Enhertu, rejected by Nice, can stall growth of tumours by a year, longer than standard chemotherapy

The Guardian - UK

Jackson Lee reveals cancer, expects to miss votes in divided chamber - Roll Call

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said she will miss votes in the House as she undergoes treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Roll Call

Democratic Rep Sheila Jackson Lee reveals cancer diagnosis

The 74-year-old Texas congresswoman said her diagnosis means she will likely be ‘occasionally absent from Congress’

The Independent UK

Kay Burley says she ‘wishes’ she had breast cancer instead of her sister

‘I just don’t know how long I’ve got,’ said the presenter, after several of the women in her family have died from the illness

The Independent UK

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas shares pancreatic cancer diagnosis, vows to continue serving constituents during treatment.

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Cancer rates among under-50s in UK have risen 24% since 1995, figures show

Increase sharper than in any age group and is likely to be linked to soaring obesity levels, junk food and inactivity, say experts

The Guardian - UK

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Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients

Pembrolizumab triples chance of survival for the 10-15% of patients with the right genetic makeup, study finds

The Independent UK

Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds

Scaling back treatment for some cancers can make life easier for patients without hurting the outcomes

The Independent UK

Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system

Health care delivery experts say patients in the U.S. need more help dealing with a system that is growing increasingly complex

Evening Standard

New blood test can predict if breast cancer will come back with 100% accuracy

The ‘ultra-sensitive’ test can pick up traces of a tumour’s DNA ahead of a full relapse, when it is much harder to treat.

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The Independent UK

Breakthrough breast cancer blood test proves 100% accurate

The ‘liquid biopsy’ uses whole genome sequencing to look for genetic faults in a patient’s DNA

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Drummer will make a marathon attempt to play every Foo Fighters song without stopping

Greg Barton is raising money for cancer research by drumming entire Foo Fighters discography non-stop in one take

The Guardian - UK

Predictive blood test hailed as ‘incredibly exciting’ breast cancer breakthrough

New ‘liquid biopsy’ will act as an early warning sign to anticipate risk of tumours returning

The Independent UK

Prostate cancer spit test raises hopes for men with genetic risk of disease

Early research raises hopes of a more accurate screening tool for men who are at high risk of aggressive disease.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists develop cheap and quick spit test for prostate cancer

DNA test, which takes seconds to collect, can detect men at high risk and spare others unnecessary treatment

International Business Times

Strong Trial Results For Pfizer Lung Cancer Drug

A Pfizer medicine has been shown to greatly reduce cancer progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a form of lung cancer, results published Friday showed.

Evening Standard

What is the cancer vaccine? NHS patients to be offered trial of personalised jabs

The new cancer vaccine scheme is the first of its kind in the world

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