Latest Cancer News

ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 4th time with surgery scheduled for Tuesday

Jun. 28, 2024 20:55 PM EDT

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on social media he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourth time. Vitale announced Friday that a biopsy of a lymph node in his network showed cancer. He is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday. ...

Crisis in the UK’s NHS shows why Conservatives are struggling after 14 years in power

Jun. 28, 2024 09:56 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Nathaniel Dye believes he probably won’t live to see Britain’s next election. But the music teacher diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer is doing everything he can to make sure the Labour Party wins this one. Dismayed by delays in his diagnosis by the National...

Will she or won't she? Teen star Caicedo could try for an Olympics-U20 World Cup double

Jun. 28, 2024 08:28 AM EDT

Linda Caicedo is at one moment fierce on the soccer field, dancing around defenders and baffling goalkeepers. The next, she is all teenager, celebrating goals by making a heart with her hands. The 19-year-old Colombian, one of soccer's brightest young stars, is preparing to play at...

Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa

Jun. 26, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually swimming in a drab green hospital gown. Her cousin Giuliana Demma remembers looking at the 1-year-old and thinking how sad the scene was: a small child...

More African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, but hesitancy remains

Jun. 24, 2024 00:44 AM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Yunusa Bawa spends a lot of time talking about the vaccine for the human papillomavirus that is responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer. But on most days, only two or three people allow their daughters to be vaccinated in the rural part of Nigeria where he works....

Federal appeals court says some employers can exclude HIV prep from insurance coverage

Jun. 21, 2024 15:24 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Employers who challenged some federal health insurance requirements cannot be forced to provide no-cost coverage for certain types of preventive care, including HIV prep and some kinds of cancer screenings, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Friday. The...

Coming back from cancer, Brazil rugby sevens star Raquel Kochhann ready to tackle her third Olympics

Jun. 19, 2024 09:11 AM EDT

She heard her No. 10 being called, tapped hands with a teammate who was leaving the field, and ran into position for Brazil, a smile on her face. She made a quick sign of the cross, rubbed her hands and held them up with fingers splayed to receive the ball. And then Raquel Kochhann...

UK royals unite on palace balcony, with Kate back at her first public event since cancer diagnosis

Jun. 15, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales ’ first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year. The annual event was also a show of stability by the...

A timeline of recent British royal events as Kate appears in public while battling cancer

Jun. 15, 2024 10:17 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, stood alongside King Charles III and other royal family members on a Buckingham Palace balcony on Saturday, making her first public appearance since she was diagnosed with cancer early this year. Her attendance at the King's Birthday Parade comes after a...

Princess of Wales says she's making ‘good progress’ in cancer treatment, will attend a public event

Jun. 14, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales said Friday she is “making good progress” in her cancer treatment and will attend King Charles III 's ceremonial birthday parade on Saturday, Kate’s first public appearance since her diagnosis. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William has...