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Yesterday & Today
Improbable ChampionSusan Butcher won Alaska's grueling Iditarod dog-sled race four times. Her 2005 leukemia diagnosis marked the beginning of her greatest challenge.
by Jocelyn Selim
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Survivor Profile
An Unplanned EventAfter a stage III cancer diagnosis, event planner Kim Hall Jackson gave up the illusion of control and started using her talents to promote screening among African-Americans.
by Leigh Labrie
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Healthy Habits
A Cup of Tea?Black tea consumption may be associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
by Kurt Ullman
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Yesterday & Today
A Beautiful NeighborFred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, taught children compassion for themselves and others. He died from stomach cancer in 2003, but his legacy lives on in television programs for kids today.
by Sue Rochman
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Survivor Profile
Hope and EnduranceBladder cancer survivor Randy Layne and his wife, Ellen, faced his diagnosis, treatment and recovery together.
by Martha Irvine
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Forward Look
Hope for a Future FamilyFertility preservation outcomes may vary with cancer diagnosis.
by Kendall K. Morgan
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Life and Health After Childhood Cancer
Survival for children with cancer has improved dramatically, but longer life has revealed long-term health concerns.
by Sharon Reynolds
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Forward Look
Double Mastectomies on the RiseStudy suggests fears rather than actual risk of recurrence drive decisions.
by Cameron Walker
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Forward Look
Deciphering New Rates of Thyroid CancerExperts are divided on whether the increase is due to more cancer or more diagnoses.
by Melissa Weber
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Survivor Profile
Closing the Cancer Care GapHealth economist and breast cancer survivor Felicia Knaul's mission, which first started as a grassroots effort to increase breast cancer screening in Mexico, has expanded to address cancer care inequities around the world.
by Alexandra Goho
Cancer Talk
Treating Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
A monoclonal antibody drug reduced the risk of smoldering myeloma progressing to multiple myeloma in patients at high risk for disease progression.
by Sandra Gordon
Immunotherapy Improves Survival in Bladder CancerNew research indicates that adding immunotherapy to muscle-invasive bladder cancer treatment can improve event-free and overall survival.
by Laura Gesualdi-Gilmore
Cancer Patients Who Quit Smoking, Even Years After Diagnosis, Live LongerFindings from a recent study support smoking cessation after diagnosis, with the most pronounced effect in those who received treatment within six months of diagnosis.
by Kyle Bagenstose
Delaying Treatment ResistanceAdding a CDK 4/6 inhibitor extends progression-free survival for people with metastatic HR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer.
by Thomas Celona