cancer

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In a twist on that narrative, Dorio said he was once asked by a hospice operator to examine a patient who had arrived with a diagnosis of bladder cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Dozens of his acquaintances later died of cancer.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Chemotherapy built the modern oncology industry, established the randomized clinical trial as medicine's evidentiary standard and helped transform cancer into a managed condition for millions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In February, she revealed she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and said filming I'm A Celebrity "was the start of everything" in terms of feeling unwell.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

In humans, a mutant BRCA1 gene increases the risk for breast cancer—but not all women carrying the BRCA1 mutation develop cancer.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee