cancer

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Instead, a biopsy of his bowel tissue found cancer.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

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

These findings suggest that cancer cells remain heavily dependent on DNA repair pathways, even after they have developed resistance to therapy.

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

Without it, Richard Doll would not have been able to prove, in 1950, that smoking causes lung cancer.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton