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No reprieve for ‘Cancer Alley’: Louisiana pollution correlates with preterm births

No reprieve for ‘Cancer Alley’: Louisiana pollution correlates with preterm births

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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jessica Kutz, a reporter for The 19th, about a recent study that sheds light on how polluted air in Louisiana has affected pregnant people and their children.
From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up

From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up

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Ultra-processed foods contain substances you wouldn't find in your own kitchen, like high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavor and color enhancers, anti-caking agents and emulsifiers. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Ultra-processed foods contain substances you wouldn't find in your own kitchen, like high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavor and color enhancers, anti-caking…
What is the breast cancer calculator actor Olivia Munn suggested after her mastectomy?

What is the breast cancer calculator actor Olivia Munn suggested after...

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Olivia Munn arrives Jan. 9 at the Governors Awards on Tuesday at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Olivia Munn arrives Jan. 9 at the Governors Awards on Tuesday at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP When Olivia Munn revealed this week that she was…
Cancer is no longer a death sentence, but treatments still have a long way to go

Cancer is no longer a death sentence, but treatments still have...

Getty Images/Getty Images Getty Images/Getty Images One of the first recorded mentions of cancer appears in an ancient Egyptian text from around 3000 B.C. And although we now know much more about how cancer begins–as a series of mutations in someone's DNA–it's a disease people are still struggling to cure today. Centuries of treatments Over…
Wolves in the Chernobyl radiation zone developing resistance to cancer, says study

Wolves in the Chernobyl radiation zone developing resistance to cancer, says...

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Chernobyl wolves are growing resistant to cancer despite their high radiation exposure.The wolves are exposed to six times the legal safety limit of radiation for humans.Decades after the nuclear disaster, wolves are showing genetic dispositions to cancer resistance.  Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go.…
An influencer who faked her death from cervical cancer says she did it to raise awareness for women who actually died from the disease

An influencer who faked her death from cervical cancer says she...

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A Bollywood actor is in hot water after she claimed on Instagram that she died from cancer.Poonam Pandey is alive and well, trying to persuade followers her intentions were good.Pandey said she did it to raise awareness for women who have actually died from cervical cancer. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…
The breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse than we thought

The breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse...

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Patients carry chairs for their wait to be seen on screening day at a clinic in Johannesburg. Roberta Ciuccio/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberta Ciuccio/AFP via Getty Images Patients carry chairs for their wait to be seen on screening day at a clinic in Johannesburg. Roberta Ciuccio/AFP via Getty Images Cancer surgeon…
New cancer cases expected to hit record high in 2024

New cancer cases expected to hit record high in 2024

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An American Cancer Society report estimates new cancer cases this year will hit a record high of more than 2 million.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men. Here’s what to know

Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with urologist Ben Davies about the prevalence of prostate cancer, new treatments, and patients' reluctance to discuss the disease and its aftermath.
Ohio woman charged after police say she faked her daughter’s cancer diagnosis to raise thousands of dollars

Ohio woman charged after police say she faked her daughter’s cancer...

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Ohio authorities have accused a woman of faking her daughter's cancer diagnosis to raise money.One local organization donated $8,000 to the child's purported medical expenses.Pamela Reed has been charged with theft by deception, a fourth-degree felony, the sheriff's department said. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on…

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