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Queen Camilla has a chest infection and will miss the UK's annual Remembrance Sunday events

Nov. 09, 2024 09:39 AM EST

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

Nov. 08, 2024 06:37 AM EST

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

Nov. 07, 2024 12:45 PM EST

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

Oct. 29, 2024 14:31 PM EDT

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

Oct. 14, 2024 12:33 PM EDT

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

Oct. 12, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

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

Oct. 06, 2024 21:35 PM EDT

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

Oct. 05, 2024 16:59 PM EDT

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...

Walmart employees to get expanded cancer treatment options with the Mayo Clinic

Oct. 02, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart's employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer's insurance coverage. The nation’s largest private employer said Wednesday that those covered by the insurance and diagnosed...

Adam Pearson is ready to roll the dice

Sep. 26, 2024 17:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Pearson is an ardent believer in the old adage: Nothing wagered, nothing gained. Before Pearson was an actor, he worked at the BBC out of college. He was hired for six months, but, like much in Pearson’s life, he was determined to make the most of it. ...