cancer

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In a twist on that narrative, Dorio said he was once asked by a hospice operator to examine a patient who had arrived with a diagnosis of bladder cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Powering a technology that could cure cancer is at a minimum on par with an animal-style double-double burger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In terms of challenges on this trip, there's also the 77-year-old King's own health problems, undergoing a packed four-day schedule in the US when he's been living with cancer for more than two years.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The lesion -- clearly visible in recent weeks -- was a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, said dermatologist Cristina Abdalla, who led the procedure at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

She doesn’t want to be known as the girl whose dad has cancer.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan