Latest Cancer News
Scientists map out the human body one cell at a time
Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better understand health and diseases such as cancer. Scientists focused on...
What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to do
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo, waving at friends and stopping briefly to greet emus she knows by name. The 71-year-old retiree starts each morning this way with a walking club. “I’m obsessed,” she said....
Queen Camilla has a chest infection and will miss the UK's annual Remembrance Sunday events
LONDON (AP) — Queen Camilla will miss Britain's annual remembrance weekend events to honor fallen service personnel while she recovers from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace said Saturday. The wife of King Charles III, was due to join the royal family at a “Festival of...
Prince William describes family's ‘brutal’ year as wife and father faced cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince William has described the past year as “brutal” following cancer diagnoses for his wife and father. “Honestly, it’s been dreadful,” he said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday as he closed out a four-day trip to South...
Longstanding US Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia says he is battling esophageal cancer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat representing Virginia's most populous county in Congress, said Thursday that he is battling esophageal cancer. The announcement comes after Connolly, 74, handily won his ninth House term on Tuesday by defeating Republican...
DuPont plant in Louisiana fined $480,000 for releasing a cancer-causing chemical
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the release of a cancer-causing chemical from a storage tank and pipe. The consent agreement and final order outlining the settlement...
Cancer survivor helps inspire college basketball doubleheader exhibition to benefit St. Jude
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Nick saw the dark circles under his eyes that never went away, noticed how he struggled down basketball courts he used to cover in a sprint and how he had to rest on the exam table when his pediatrician took his mother outside to talk. In the car, the high...
Dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogram
When a woman has a mammogram, the most important finding is whether there’s any sign of breast cancer. The second most important finding is whether her breasts are dense. Since early September, a new U.S. rule requires mammography centers to inform women about their...
Texans' Horton returns against Bills less than a year after being diagnosed with late-stage cancer
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Dylan Horton took a few seconds to soak everything in after running out of the tunnel Sunday before his first game since recovering from late-stage cancer. “I was kind of taking in the moment, understanding that there’s been a long journey to get...
Horton activated for Houston Texans less than a year after being diagnosed with late-stage cancer
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans defensive end Dylan Horton was activated from the reserve/non-football injured list Saturday, less than a year after he was diagnosed with late-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. Horton, who returned to practice Wednesday, was diagnosed with the cancer of the...
