cancer

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The family of a teenage boy whose cancer returned days after he celebrated being cancer-free say a new clinical trial gives their son "a fighting chance".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Dalin was dealing with a rare form of gastrointestinal cancer as he won the 2024-25 edition of the Vendee Globe.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The result is a condition that resembles DNA repair deficiency, even in cancer cells that had previously regained their repair capabilities.

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

“He was diagnosed with cancer a couple years after we first met. He died on October 30, 2001; he was only fifty-three years old.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day