cancer

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Two breast cancer patients who said their lives were put at risk by a hospital trust have launched a petition calling for a public inquiry.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

If the new acquisitions pan out, vaccines could become a core focus joining diabetes, obesity, cancer, immunology and neurodegeneration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Coltrane, who died of cancer in 1967, is only known to have recorded once with his contemporary, on the title track of Rollins' 1956 album "Tenor Madness."

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“They’ve been doing a really good job — the Red Cross really came through,” said Edward Cho, 37, a cook who has been living with his 72-year-old mother, a cancer patient.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Mutations in these genes can lead to the accumulation of DNA damage—and thus, more mutations—ultimately leading to cancer.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee