cancer

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Days before spring training, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Some doctors think that gene testing to predict a patient’s response to weight-loss drugs could become as routine as what is done for other diseases like breast cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Last week, children's cancer charity Neuroblastoma UK said it had decided to "part ways" with Mills, who had been a patron since 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

To identify which genes are most important for cancer cell growth, the research team used CRISPR, a gene-editing technology that can selectively turn genes off.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

On the personal side, he’d been coping with difficult news: His mother, Ann, had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had moved from Jakarta back to Honolulu for treatment.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama