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Colon cancer cases in younger generations are rising. When should you get screened? Colon cancer cases in younger generations are rising. When should you get screened?

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Medtronic's headquarters.

A little-known form of medical pollution is costing Puerto Ricans their health A little-known form of medical pollution is costing Puerto Ricans their health

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases Camels and sharks have small, sneaky antibodies that can help fight human diseases

By Christina Szalinski / Knowable Magazine

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A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step A vaccine trial targeting the most lethal breast cancer just took its next step

By Laura Baisas

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

By Laura Baisas

A look at how cancer cells move and metastatize could help doctors stop them from spreading

A look at how cancer cells move and metastatize could help doctors stop them from spreading A look at how cancer cells move and metastatize could help doctors stop them from spreading

By Yizeng Li / The Conversation

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Reducing sodium in packaged foods could reduce disease and save lives Reducing sodium in packaged foods could reduce disease and save lives

By Laura Baisas

Gloved hand holding iKnife cancer detecting surgical tool

This surgical smart knife can detect endometrial cancer cells in seconds This surgical smart knife can detect endometrial cancer cells in seconds

The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price.

The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price. The US never banned asbestos. These workers are paying the price.

By Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi / ProPublica

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The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science

By Mara Grunbaum, Yasmin Tayag

Nutritious food

Meals catering to different health needs could help save lives—and billions of dollars Meals catering to different health needs could help save lives—and billions of dollars

By Laura Baisas

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research

By Laura Baisas

More Americans are surviving cancer now than ever

More Americans are surviving cancer now than ever More Americans are surviving cancer now than ever

By Laura Baisas

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results

By Laura Baisas

Two decades-long studies link ultra-processed foods to cancer and premature death

Two decades-long studies link ultra-processed foods to cancer and premature death Two decades-long studies link ultra-processed foods to cancer and premature death

By Laura Baisas

A surfer with black skin and long brown dreads and a surfer with white skin and long brown hair both in red rash guard UPF shirts high fiving in the waves

Everything you need to know about UPF sun protection Everything you need to know about UPF sun protection

By Julia Craven

Juul e-cigarette vaping pen next to box and a gavel to symbolize FDA ban decision

Why Juul vaping products might start disappearing from US stores Why Juul vaping products might start disappearing from US stores

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

For patients with rectal cancer who received an experimental new treatment.

A new rectal cancer treatment eliminated all tumors in a small group of patients A new rectal cancer treatment eliminated all tumors in a small group of patients

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Person in a pink hijab talking to an oncologist in a pony tail and white coat about cancer treatments

Why doctors almost never say cancer is ‘cured’ Why doctors almost never say cancer is ‘cured’

By Jeanette Beebe

A single HPV vaccine is effective against the disease, a new study shows.

A single HPV vaccine dose can protect against cervical cancer A single HPV vaccine dose can protect against cervical cancer

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You’ve probably never heard of terahertz waves, but they could change your life You’ve probably never heard of terahertz waves, but they could change your life

Dust cloud from the Great Salt Lake in studio light and on a black background

Dust clouds are killing people out West—and the dangers could spread Dust clouds are killing people out West—and the dangers could spread

By Virginia Gewin

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A ‘living’ cancer drug helped two patients stay disease-free for a decade A ‘living’ cancer drug helped two patients stay disease-free for a decade

By Kate Baggaley

HIV infected cell

The first woman has been cured of HIV using donor stem cells The first woman has been cured of HIV using donor stem cells

This Roundup ingredient is riddled with controversy—here’s why

This Roundup ingredient is riddled with controversy—here’s why This Roundup ingredient is riddled with controversy—here’s why

By Isobel Whitcomb

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A North Carolina town struggles under the toxic shadow of the company that built it A North Carolina town struggles under the toxic shadow of the company that built it

By Emily Cataneo/Undark

23andMe can now test for BRCA mutations. Here’s what you need to know.

23andMe can now test for BRCA mutations. Here’s what you need to know. 23andMe can now test for BRCA mutations. Here’s what you need to know.

By Sara Chodosh

HPV vaccination in the UK has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer

HPV vaccination in the UK has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer HPV vaccination in the UK has prevented thousands of cases of cervical cancer

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Roundup is finally going to be made without glyphosate in the US Roundup is finally going to be made without glyphosate in the US

By Purbita Saha

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Your summer guide to sunscreen, from SPF to not-so-magic pills Your summer guide to sunscreen, from SPF to not-so-magic pills

By Sara Chodosh

How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed

How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed How The Meaning Of Cancer Has Changed

By Alexandra Ossola

A speckled, white, beige, and lemon yellow gecko sits against a blue background.

These popular pet lizards may hold the key to studying skin cancer These popular pet lizards may hold the key to studying skin cancer

By Lauren Leffer

A bad diet really can raise your risk of cancer. Here’s how.

A bad diet really can raise your risk of cancer. Here’s how. A bad diet really can raise your risk of cancer. Here’s how.

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s what the science says about talc and ovarian cancer

Here’s what the science says about talc and ovarian cancer Here’s what the science says about talc and ovarian cancer

By Sara Chodosh

Why Antioxidants Might Actually Make Your Cancer Worse

Why Antioxidants Might Actually Make Your Cancer Worse Why Antioxidants Might Actually Make Your Cancer Worse

By Victoria Sanz-Moreno, King’s College London

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The heated debate over skin cancer screenings, explained The heated debate over skin cancer screenings, explained

By Teresa Carr/Undark

Chemotherapy-drug bottles in black and white

The case for rethinking how we use cancer drugs The case for rethinking how we use cancer drugs

By Gunjan Sinha/Undark

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This chart shows how far we’ve come in fighting cancer This chart shows how far we’ve come in fighting cancer

By Eleanor Cummins

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In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Black community battles an industry that threatens its health—and history In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Black community battles an industry that threatens its health—and history

By Megan I. Gannon

Colon cancer rates among young people are on the rise, and doctors don’t know why Colon cancer rates among young people are on the rise, and doctors don’t know why

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Gut bacteria might flip the effects of a common cancer-causing mutation in an unexpected way Gut bacteria might flip the effects of a common cancer-causing mutation in an unexpected way

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A guide to sun protection for people with darker skin A guide to sun protection for people with darker skin

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This triceratops cousin suffered from osteosarcoma, just like many humans do This triceratops cousin suffered from osteosarcoma, just like many humans do

By Sara Kiley Watson

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The latest guidance on how to prevent cancer The latest guidance on how to prevent cancer

By Sara Chodosh

The FDA just pulled popular heartburn drug Zantac due to cancer risk The FDA just pulled popular heartburn drug Zantac due to cancer risk

By Sara Kiley Watson

Photograph of Parasaurolophus fossil mount at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, 2017

Duck-billed dinosaurs had the same bone tumors as people Duck-billed dinosaurs had the same bone tumors as people

By Kate Baggaley

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Cervical cancer could soon be a disease of the past Cervical cancer could soon be a disease of the past

By Kate Baggaley

We know wildfire smoke affects our health, but the long-term consequences are hazy We know wildfire smoke affects our health, but the long-term consequences are hazy

By Brian Oliver/The Conversation

Viagra might help make stem cell transplants easier

Viagra might help make stem cell transplants easier Viagra might help make stem cell transplants easier

By Nicole Wetsman

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates

By Nicole Wetsman

Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers

Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers

By Nicole Wetsman

Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them

Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them

By Stuart Thompson/The Conversation

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

By Nicole Wetsman

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50

You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50 You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50

By Nicole Wetsman

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

Wind turbines do not cause cancer Wind turbines do not cause cancer

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Colonoscopy simulation alternative FIT

You might not need a colonoscopy to be screened for colon cancer You might not need a colonoscopy to be screened for colon cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients

The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients

By Claire Maldarelli

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Cancer rates are rising in young adults. Here’s how to lower your risk. Cancer rates are rising in young adults. Here’s how to lower your risk.

By Nicole Wetsman

Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay

Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay

By Claire Maldarelli

The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom than in a lab

The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom than in a lab The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom than in a lab

By Claire Maldarelli

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Lonesome George’s genes could reveal the secrets of longevity Lonesome George’s genes could reveal the secrets of longevity

By Sara Chodosh

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer

By Nicole Wetsman