cancer

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French sailor Charlie Dalin - the most recent winner of the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe race - has died aged 42 after a long battle with cancer.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But when Ethan's pain returned, tests showed the cancer had come back "aggressively".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

When cancer cells were exposed to UNI418, levels of critical DNA repair proteins, including RAD51 and CHK1, dropped significantly.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The acquisition is set to give GSK ownership of three drug candidates for lung cancer, two of which are under FDA review for approval this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Suzanne’s cancer was the first real challenge to that notion, a sabotage of my ideals.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama