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Solving cancer
A teenager gifted in math overcomes his illness one step at a time.
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- January 11, 2019
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A Christmas Eve post-chemo surprise
Bagpipe music heralds a big milestone for a woman completing her second-last infusion of her breast cancer treatment.
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- December 24, 2018
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Unspooling the catnip conundrum
Our feline friends aren't the only ones excited about this plant—researchers are learning how its active ingredient could lead to breakthroughs in medicine.
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- December 18, 2018
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‘I want it gone’
After being diagnosed with two separate cancers within days of each other, Bob Bustance made funeral arrangements. Today, he's back to work and enjoying life.
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- November 21, 2018
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‘Divining moments’
Cindy Burt is battling aggressive brain cancer. With a keyboard at her side and a song in her heart, she's beating the odds.
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- August 10, 2018
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‘Your whole life flashes before you…’
Megan Keller battled breast cancer with a child in her womb. These days, both are happy and healthy.
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- August 1, 2018
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An early catch
A patient’s girlfriend helped create the screening program that later played a key role in saving his life.
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- June 1, 2018
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Device might detect breast cancer-linked swelling sooner
A new technique gauges lymph flow by capturing thousands of points of measurements on the entire arm.
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- May 8, 2018
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New drugs may be big advance in lung cancer care
A combination approach marks improvement in response, progression-free survival and overall survival in lung cancer patients.
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- April 22, 2018
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‘This was a big wake-up call for me’
Michelle Jones stared down her mortality when diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, she looks toward the present—and the future.
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- April 16, 2018
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‘I thought this was the end’
A rare cancer therapy gives a Michigan man a second chance at life.
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- April 11, 2018
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Prescient advice: Get your mammogram
‘You never know how people are going to touch your life,’ says Paula Bowen, who followed wise words from a former president's daughter.
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- March 31, 2018
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