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Genetic Counseling Plays Important Role in Making Life-Saving Health Decisions
When it comes to certain health conditions, genetics may play a critically important role for generations and help in making life-saving decisions.
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Genetic Counseling Plays Important Role in Life-Saving Decisions
One family turned to genetic counseling to understand hereditary issue and make life-saving medical decisions.
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What Is Basal Cell Carcinoma? Jill Biden's Skin Cancer Explained
The spots can be mistaken for a pimple, scar, sore or a patch of dry, irritated skin.
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Jill Biden ‘Doing Really Well' After Successful Surgery to Remove Cancerous Lesions
President Joe Biden spoke on First Lady Jill Biden’s recovery after having surgery to remove two cancerous lesions near her eyes on Wednesday, saying there is a “0-1% chance of ever returning any cancer, so thank God she’s doing really well.”
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The Pace Makes a Difference When You're Getting 10,000 Steps
A new study shows the faster you move when getting your steps the more health benefits.
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Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces He's Been Diagnosed With Cancer
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that’s a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment.
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Cancer Screenings Still Important Despite Reports Only 14% of Cancers Detected
Everyone is urged to get regular cancer screenings to hopefully catch cancer early, but a new report out this week says only a small percentage of cancers are actually detected in those regular screenings. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro explains why it’s so important to still get cancer screenings.
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Cancer Screenings Caught Only 14% of Cases: Report
New research highlights that just one in seven diagnosed cancers in the United States was found by a recommended screening test.
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Personalized mRNA Vaccine Improves Survival Rates for Melanoma, Trial Shows
Merck and Moderna plan to begin the next phase of the study in 2023 and expand its use against additional kinds of tumors.
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Breast Cancer Survivors May Safely Pause Long-Term Treatment to Have a Baby, Study Shows
A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.
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Burleson Woman Beats Lung Cancer on Same Day She Is Diagnosed
Innovations in cancer treatment are saving lives every day and in one Burleson woman’s case, technology helped her beat lung cancer the same day she was diagnosed.
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The Future of Breast Cancer Treatment May Include This Imaging
North Texas breast cancer patients in a clinical trial at UT Southwestern are receiving some of the most accurate imaging in the world to see if their tumors are responding to treatment.
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North Texas Man Uses Unique Test to Stay on Top of Cancer Status
A cancer diagnosis is nothing short of life-changing, but for a Fort Worth man, having the power to know he’s still cancer free Is just as meaningful as beating his cancer a year ago. Health reporter Bianca Castro has the story.
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Keller Man Beats Unexpected Cancer Diagnosis But Uses Unique Test for Peace of Mind
A cancer diagnosis is nothing short of life-changing but for a Keller man, having the power to know he’s still cancer free is just as meaningful as beating his cancer a year ago.
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UT Dallas, UT Southwestern Researchers Create Molecule to Combat Hard-to-Treat Cancers
Researchers from UT Dallas and UT Southwestern hope their work could lead to treatments to make a difference in the lives of patients who suffer from these cancers.
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Clinic Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings for Men
The Moncrief Cancer Institute is starting “Movember”, Men’s Health Awareness Month, with a free blood test to screen for prostate cancer for me ages 40 to 69 who are uninsured.
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Mary J. Blige, Jill Biden Team Up for Cancer Prevention
R&B singer Mary J. Blige has joined first lady Jill Biden to promote cancer prevention.
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NJ Mom Challenges Town's Testing After Independent Probe Finds Toxins at HS Linked to Cancer Cluster
Is cancer spreading at a New Jersey high school? A mother is demanding answers after she said she conducted her own tests at the school her children attend — and believes cancer-causing toxins and materials were found.
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Chemical Hair Straighteners Linked to Higher Risk of Uterine Cancer for Black Women, Study Shows
‘If you care about Black women’s health, you have to care about our hair,’ said professor Wendy Greene, a leading voice in the movement against Black hair discrimination
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Corey Phelan, Minor League Pitcher From Long Island, Dead at 20
A 20-year-old Long Island native and minor league pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies has died after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the team’s head of player development announced Thursday. Corey Phelan, of Greenlawn, was an undrafted free agent out of Harborfields High School who signed with the squad in 2020. He gave up just one run while pitching nine...