How reluctant King George VI died of lung cancer aged just 56
King George VI's cause of death was officially stated as coronary thrombosis, but he was a heavy smoker and had previously been diagnosed with lung cancer.
The King's health had been deteriorating since 1948, with leg pains and a diagnosis of arteriosclerosis. He underwent surgery in 1949 and had his left lung removed in 1951. [ more ]
William meets cancer patients at opening of new research and treatment centre
The Prince of Wales met with cancer patients on Thursday as he attended the opening of a 70 million centre to combat the disease.William's visit to the Royal Marsden's Sutton hospital marked the official opening of the Oak Cancer Centre, a research and treatment facility.He followed in the footsteps of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, who opened a children's cancer unit at the hospital in 1993.
A potent drug taken once a day can cut the risk of dying from lung cancer by half, according to a new study that scientists hope signals a major breakthrough in tackling the disease.Osimertinib, consumed after surgery, reduced the risk of patients dying from a specific form of lung cancer by 51 per cent, results presented to the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (Asco) annual meeting - the world's largest cancer conference - in Chicago showed.
Dame Esther Rantzen reveals lung cancer diagnosis has moved to stage four
Dame Esther Rantzen has revealed that her lung cancer has progressed to stage four.The 82-year-old broadcaster, known for presenting BBC series That's Life! and founding charities such as Childline, confirmed in January that her lung cancer had spread.Dame Esther said at the time she decided not to keep this secret any more because I find it difficult to skulk around various hospitals wearing an unconvincing disguise and is remaining optimistic.
Wood-burning stoves should be banned in London due to big impact' on air pollution, expert urges
A ban on wood- burning stoves should be considered in London as they are having a big impact on air pollution, health experts have said.Professor Frank Kelly, professor of community health and policy at Imperial College London, called on policymakers to be more inventive and progressive in their approach to wood burners and said it is something which could be legislated against to protect the health of Londoners.
Keir Starmer: Ulez expansion needed to curb lung cancer
He said he understood that people forced to buy a new car by the scheme would think that is a lot of money for me to pay.He also argued that there was a scrappage scheme, though, it is restricted.Mayor Sadiq Khan has been hit with a backlash against expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone to the whole of Greater London from 29 August.
Air pollution spikes linked to irregular heartbeats, study finds
Spikes in air pollution increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias, a large study has found.The research, based on nearly 200,000 hospital admissions in China, found a significant increase in risk of arrhythmias in the first few hours after an increase in air pollution levels.Heart arrhythmias can increase the risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death.
People in deprived areas more likely to die from lung conditions, charity warns
People living in places such as Blackpool, Liverpool and Inverclyde are among the most likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency and die from lung conditions, according to a new analysis.The charity, Asthma and Lung UK, looked at deaths and hospital admissions for people suffering conditions such as asthma, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition which is mostly caused by smoking.
What are the new rules on log burners and are they going to be banned?
An estimated 1.5m British homes have traditional log burning stoves in their living rooms, with some households finding them a useful alternative to having the heating on this winter, especially when bills are so high.Even after the freeze of Ofgem's energy price cap at 2,500 in September, average domestic energy bills are double what they were last year, placing a huge strain on budgets at a time of double-digit inflation and wage stagnation.
App reveals most polluted London Underground routes to travel on
Like most Londoners, Tanya Beri has mixed views of the city's vast underground rail network that carries millions of passengers every day on its 11 lines and through its 272 stations.The tube keeps London moving, though often in cramped, uncomfortable and unhygienic conditions.However, Beri believes she has found a way to improve travel for concerned commuters.
Lung Cancer Pill Halves Risk of Death in Some People
A daily pill may halve the risk of death for lung cancer patients with a particular type of genetic mutation who have undergone surgery, according to much awaited clinical trial results.The drug is called osimertinib, which AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals produces under the brand name Tagrisso.It has been used to treat later-stage lung cancer since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted it an accelerated approval in 2015.
Remembering George Harrison on his 80th birthday DW 02/24/2023
A brooder and introvert, George Harrison always seemed to be in the shadows of the alpha males John Lennon and Paul McCartney during his time with The Beatles.Yet he made it onto the Rolling Stone list of the 100 best guitarists of all time at number 11 with his very special slide guitar technique.The musical pioneer's legacy is "the combination of ritual Indian music with secular western pop music in the sense of a global music without ethnic or religious boundaries," Thomas Mania, the curator of the rock'n'pop museum in Gronau, Germany, told DW in 2018.
Peter Simonischek, Beloved Austrian Actor, Is Dead at 76
Peter Simonischek, an eminent Austrian theater actor who found international fame as the shambolic prankster and adoring father in Maren Ade's Oscar-nominated 2016 German film Toni Erdmann, died on May 29 at his home in Vienna.He was 76.The cause was lung cancer, his wife, Brigitte Karner, said.Mr. Simonischek was a member of the Burgtheater, the venerable Viennese institution otherwise known as the Burg, one of the oldest and largest ensemble theaters in the world.
Donna Summer's Bedazzled Closet and Ephemera Will Go Up for Auction
For nearly a decade after Donna Summer's death in 2012, her home in Nashville remained like a shrine to the Queen of Disco's decades-long music career.Beaded gowns that she had worn onstage remained tucked away along with designer pumps in the upstairs closet; ephemera such as an annotated album cover design for She Works Hard for the Money were stored downstairs; and in the basement, there was an accumulation of brightly colored paintings, awards and gold records.
Tiny Love Stories: Deeply in Love With a Polyamorous Woman'
Windows down, music blasting as we drive over the mountains that divide the Sonoma and Napa valleys.My sister and I have memorized these mountains, as we've been making this commute between our two homes for 12 years.Through every life change, this drive has stayed consistent: 30 minutes of forced time together to say anything or simply sit in silence, 30 minutes to strengthen our bond forever.
Tiny Love Stories: The Night Before She Moves Away'
Windows down, music blasting as we drive over the mountains that divide the Sonoma and Napa valleys.My sister and I have memorized these mountains, as we've been making this commute between our two homes for 12 years.Through every life change, this drive has stayed consistent: 30 minutes of forced time together to say anything or simply sit in silence, 30 minutes to strengthen our bond forever.
Pamela Timmins, Press Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Dies at 85
The president was concerned about what a windblown ride in a motorcade would do to his wife's hair.He asked her press secretary, Pamela Turnure Timmins, for advice.She proposed that the couple not ride in a convertible.We did discuss it, and I suggested the bubble top, Ms. Timmins said in a 1964 oral history, and just immediately he said, No, that's semi-satisfactory; if you're going out to see the people, then they should be able to see you.'
Women Should Start Getting Mammograms at 40, Not 50, U.S. Health Panel Recommends
WASHINGTON Women should start getting every-other-year mammograms at age 40 instead of waiting until 50, according to a draft recommendation from a federal task force.The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has long said women can choose to start breast cancer screening as young as 40, with a stronger recommendation that they get the X-ray exams every two years from age 50 through 74.
A Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates in Military Pilots and Ground Crews
WASHINGTON A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.
Pentagon study finds higher cancer rates in military pilots, ground crews
WASHINGTON A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are also getting sick.The data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.
Higher rates of cancer in military pilots and ground crew, Pentagon study finds
A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and the ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch their aircraft.he data had long been sought by retired military aviators who have raised alarms for years about the number of air and ground crew members they knew who had cancer.
East Londoners brave toxic cloud emanating from dumpfire to host Coronation parties
Locals in Rainham, on the border of Havering and Essex, will be baking cakes and shaking donation buckets on the day of King Charles III's coronation to raise funds for a legal challenge against Havering council to allow them to conduct their own air quality tests as fires from the dreaded Launders Lane pick up again in the hot weather.
London hotspots for lung disease revealed with sharp divide between rich and poor boroughs
P eople living in Tower Hamlets are the most likely in London to be admitted to hospital and die with a lung condition, new figures show.Analysis by Asthma + Lung found that residents of the borough had the highest rate of admission and death from lung conditions including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), flu and pneumonia.
A quarter of particle pollution in UK cities come from farms, study warns
A study has warned that over a quarter of particle emissions in the UK cities are caused by farming and can lead to serious health concerns.Researchers from University College London - UCL - found that ammonia emissions coming from agricultural activity - such as using fertilisers and managing livestock - contribute to masses of particulate matter in the UK.
Doctor tells of shock' after lung cancer diagnosis at age of 38
Raising awareness of the signs of some cancers will be crucial in preventing late diagnosis, a medic has said.Dr Paul Brennan, a consultant neurosurgeon at the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, said the symptoms of some forms of the disease can be difficult to spot.He spoke out as a survey for the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT), carried out by Sapio Research, found only 1% of people in the UK could correctly identify all the symptoms of liver cancer from a list presented to them.
Charles Silverstein, a psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality, dies at 87
Charles Silverstein (left) and his partner of 20 years, William Bory, smile at the camera in the 1970s.Silverstein dedicated his work to helping LGBTQ people live without shame.Rutgers Oral History Archives Charles Silverstein, a psychologist and therapist who played a key role in getting homosexuality declassified as a mental illness, died Jan. 30 at 87.
Opinion: Drug companies' cancer vaccine hunt is making progress, finally
The long-awaited cancer vaccine revolution is getting a little closer to reality.New data from Moderna Inc. and Merck & Co. suggest that after decades of failures, researchers are finally figuring out the right way to design a vaccine that can teach immune cells how to recognize and combat tumors.
New cancer treatment offers hope to patients out of options
A new cancer treatment can stop the disease advancing in patients who are resistant to immunotherapy, doctors have discovered.Immunotherapy uses the immune system to target and kill cancer cells, and can save lives when other treatment options, such as surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, have failed.
Iron particles in Tube air can enter bloodstream', new research reveals
T he London Underground is polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter the human bloodstream, researchers revealed on Thursday.However, it is unclear whether these ultra-fine iron oxide dust particles pose a risk to public health, though they have previously been linked with asthma, lung cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease.
Cardiac nurse who survived lung cancer to run London Marathon for heart charity
Claire Wilding, 46, was diagnosed with lung cancer 10 years ago, soon after running her first London Marathon in five hours and 16 minutes to raise money for the Royal British Legion.
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Remembering Peter Schjeldahl: indispensable critic, poet, and lyrical observer of the embodied experience of art
It was an afternoon in late August 2019 when the poet and art critic Peter Schjeldahl first got the call from his doctor with the news that his lung cancer had spread.He was driving to meet his wife, Brooke, at their country house at Bovina, in the Catskills.Patsy Cline's Walkin' After Midnight played on the car radio and Schjeldahl had just hit mile 81 of the New York State Thruway.
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Peter Schjeldahl, the revered art critic for the New Yorker, has died, aged 80
Peter Schjeldahl, the staff art critic whose distinct, poetic voice has been a reliable guiding light in the New York art world for decades, has died at age 80.
Pop superstar Celine Dion announced Thursday that she is canceling and rescheduling her planned 2023 tour dates after being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological condition.The syndrome, which causes progressive stiffness in the body and severe muscle spasms, is exquisitely rare and affects perhaps one in a million people, according to Dr. Pavan Tankha, the medical director of comprehensive pain recovery at Cleveland Clinic.
Mission to remove month-long delay in cancer treatment
Dr Anant Patel, consultant respiratory physician, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Image: Royal Free Charity) Lung cancer treatment could begin a month earlier for many patients when a new service gets off the ground.An appeal has been launch to create London's first one-stop NHS lung cancer diagnostic service at the Royal Free Hospital.
People with HIV are at twice the risk of lung cancer, study finds
People with HIV remain at greater risk of lung cancer, says a major new study.Experts say routine screening for the disease could help pick it up at an earlier stage.It's long been known that people with HIV are at greater risk of lung cancer.This risk has fallen over the last couple of decades with the widespread use of antiretroviral therapy.
Do Cruciferous Vegetables Really Fight Cancer? (Published 2018)
You cannot go wrong incorporating a lot of cruciferous vegetables, which include broccoli and brussels sprouts as well as dark leafy greens like kale and arugula, in your diet.
A U.K. medical office mistakenly sent patients a text message with a cancer diagnosis
A man walks past a National Health Service sign in 2007 in London.The NHS offers services at the Askern Medical Practice in Doncaster, whose patients mistakenly received text messages informing them of a terminal cancer diagnosis.Cate Gillon/Getty Images Carl Chegwin was getting in the holiday spirit by watching the movie The Santa Clause on Christmas Eve when he says he got a text message from his U.K. doctor's office diagnosing him with "aggressive lung cancer."
Drug Shows Promise for Starving Out Cancer Cells - News Center
Starving tumor cells of glutamine may be a viable strategy for treating lung adenocarcinoma, offering hope for patients with treatment-resistant forms of the disease. [ more ]
You can now rent the L.A. house Walt Disney built and lived in with his family
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The Los Feliz home Walt Disney dreamed up for his wife and two daughters can be yours to rent - for $40,000 per month, that is.The 6,388-square-foot home, which was built in 1932, has nods to some of the castles featured in a few of Disney's fairy tales.During the period Disney lived in the home, Walt Disney Studios released some of his most popular films, including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, according to the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Former NFL WR Homer Jones, Inventor of TD Spike, Dies at Age 82
Former New York Giants wide receiver Homer Jones died Wednesday morning at the age of 82, according to KLTV 7.He had lung cancer.Jones, who has been credited with the invention of the touchdown spike, which is commonplace in the modern NFL, was a two-time Pro Bowler, an All-Pro and spent the majority of his seven-year career with the Giants.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will return. Here's how to keep it out of your home.
Home Improvement Use your HVAC system to your advantage.Plus, how to DIY a portable air cleaner.Last week, smoke from Canadian wildfires worsened air quality inNortheastern cities from Washington, D.C., to Boston.While the smoke has since dissipated, experts warn it will return - and get worse, according to an article in USA Today.
Redd Holt, Drummer on '60s Instrumental Pop Hits, Dies at 91
Redd Holt, a drummer who in the 1960s, before jazz fusion became a popular term, struck a beat that had both the kick of funk and the delicacy of jazz on a number of surprisingly popular instrumental tunes, died on May 23 in Chicago.He was 91.The death, at a hospital, was caused by complications of lung cancer, his son Reginald said.
Rita Lee, a convention-flouting titan of Brazilian music who emerged with the seminal experimental band Os Mutantes and went on to become a solo star known widely as her country's Queen of Rock, died on Monday at her home in Sao Paulo.She was 75.Her death was announced in a statement posted on her Instagram account.
Lesley Gore's Archive, Open to All, Arrives at the New York Public Library
The collection, which includes family photos, scrapbook pages and annotated music, traces the singer's arc from releasing bubble gum hits to creating a powerful feminist statement.
'Love to You, Donna Summer' documents the disco queen but at a distance
Love to You, Donna Summer debuts on Saturday, May 20, on HBO.HBO This may sound odd now, but when Donna Summer first hit America's pop music charts in 1975, it was a steamy, scandalous moment.Her first hit, "Love to Love You Baby," featured Summer making noises of pleasure which sounded seriously sexual, inspiring the BBC to initially refuse to play the record and interviewers to ask what exactly she was doing while tracking the vocals.
Cassandra Jackson was in her 30s when she first encountered the expression replacement child, and it took her breath away.Coined by psychologists in the '60s to describe a son or daughter conceived to fill the void after another child's death, the term is the closest I will come, Jackson writes in her anguished, affecting memoir, THE WRECK: A Daughter's Memoir of Becoming a Mother (Viking, 307 pp., $28), to a name for what I am.
Brazil's president hails Lee, a singer central to the politically charged Tropicalia movement, as ahead of her time'.Renowned Brazilian rock singer and songwriter Rita Lee, an icon of the Tropicalia artistic movement, has died after a two-year battle with lung cancer, her family said on Tuesday.She was 75.
Bruce Springsteen RDS: The week started with divisive Donald Trump but ended with 'the Boss' uniting 35,000
I couldn't help thinking how different his vision of America is compared to a certain ex-President who had been on a whistle-stop tour to Ireland.Donald Trump's America is one of division and hatred.Springsteen's America is the opposite of that.Had Trump decided to show up last night as some sort of publicity stunt he might have seen welcome signs on the stage similar to the home-made sign a fan handed up to Springsteen at his a 2018 concert at Munich's Olympic Stadium and which the singer waved proudly to the crowd in Germany: 'F*** TRUMP, WE WANNA DANCE WITH THE BOSS."
Archie Roach, who has died aged 66, was an Indigenous Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and writer, whose most famous song, Took the Children Away, described his own painful life story - and in the process helped to educate Australians about one of the darkest chapters in their history.
Can AI save lives? Cancer detection study suggests yes
Story by Much of the world may currently be fretting about how to limit the impact (lack of privacy, copyright issues, loss of jobs, world domination, etc.) of artificial intelligence.However, that does not mean that there isn't enormous potential for AI to improve quality of life on earth.One such application is healthcare.
New artificial intelligence tool can accurately identify cancer
Doctors, scientists and researchers have built an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify cancer, in a development they say could speed up diagnosis of the disease and fast-track patients to treatment.Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide.It results in about 10 million deaths annually, or nearly one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
NEW YORK U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday.Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults.The preliminary findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are based on survey responses from more than 27,000 adults.
Tiny Love Stories: This Man Who Shattered My Life'
I sat crying in a Nashville emergency room, more than 9,000 miles from my Australian home.I was having a bad reaction to a medication.A gray-haired woman across the room looked at me with kind eyes.As the nurse escorted her to another room, she handed me a note that said, You are not alone.Later, she returned, and asked if I was all right.
Cruz Miguel Ortiz Cuadra, Face of Puerto Rican Culinary History, Dies at 67
Cruz Miguel Ortiz Cuadra, a food historian who as Puerto Rico's leading gastronomy expert sought to define the island's cuisine and educate the world about it, died on March 8 in San Juan, P.R.He was 67.His brother Carlos Ortiz Cuadra confirmed the death, in a hospital.He said that Mr. Ortiz Cuadra had recently had a heart attack, and that he had lung cancer last year, which had been in remission.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on How Parenting Changed Him
The last time I talked to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in the final days of his 2020 presidential campaign.After that tumultuous, dramatic, plague-infested year, I decided it was time for a baby.Apparently, he had the same idea.Buttigieg and his husband Chasten adopted twins Penelope Rose and Joseph August in August of 2021, after months of waiting and several false starts.
Northwestern unveils program to perform more double lung transplants for terminal cancer patients, after successful surgeries
When traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation fail, lung cancer can be a death sentence for many patients.That, however, may be changing, with Northwestern Medicine leading the way.Northwestern plans to begin regularly performing double lung transplants on patients with terminal lung cancer, after successfully transplanting lungs into two patients who would have otherwise died of the disease, the health system announced Wednesday.
Facing indictment, Ald. Ed Burke will end his run as the longest-service City Council member ever, won't seek reelection
Ald. Ed Burke will end his run as the longest-serving alderman in Chicago history.Fighting a wide-ranging federal corruption indictment, the alderman who has represented the Southwest Side's 14th Ward for more than a half-century declined to file nominating petitions before Monday's deadline to run in next year's City Council election for what would have been a record 14th term.
Gregory Bratton tends to 100 community gardens. Now he's fighting cancer and needs help.
If you visit a community garden in Chicago - or if you get your cabbage, tomatoes, peppers or carrots from one - chances are Gregory Bratton helped establish it.
Gerrie Coetzee, 67, Afrikaner Boxing Champ Who Fought Apartheid, Dies
Gerrie Coetzee, a South African heavyweight boxing champion who rejected the epithet great white hope and criticized apartheid, earning the respect of Nelson Mandela, died on Jan. 12 at his home in Bloubergstrand, a suburb of Cape Town.He was 67.The cause was lung cancer, his longtime manager, Thinus Strydom, said.
STILL PICTURES: On Photography and Memory, by Janet Malcolm The field is all but clear now, and it seems safe to say that the two most important long-form journalists this country produced in the second half of the last century were Joan Didion and Janet Malcolm.Their differences are more evident than their similarities: the cold Los Angeles burn of Didion's work, the measured New York ambiguity of Malcolm's.
Record number of cancer patients treated last year, but waiting list grows
A record number of cancer patients received treatment last year, but waiting lists were also the longest ever, according to NHS figures.More than 320,000 people received cancer care in the 12 months from November 2021, up by more than 8,000 on the same period from November 2018 the last pre-pandemic comparison, the health service said.
Woman, 70, battling lung cancer forced to wait 24 hours for ambulance after fall
A 70-year-old woman receiving end-of-life care for lung cancer was left waiting 24 hours for her ambulance after a fall.Marlene Fear, who suffers from stage four lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema and osteoporosis, collapsed in her bathroom at around 9am.Over the course of the next day, she saw her ambulance arrival time constantly pushed back, and by the time it had reached 24 hours she was asked if she would wait a further 10.
American aerospace pioneer and parachute jumper Joseph Kittinger dies at 94
Retired Air Force Col.Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., at his induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, on July 19, 1997.(Michael Heinz/AP)A giant of American aerospace history, Air Force Col.Joseph Kittinger Jr., who for more than half a century held a world record for a parachute jump from the edge of space, died in Florida on Friday at age 94.
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder globally
Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc-based baby powder worldwide starting next year, in what it called a "commercial decision" aimed at ensuring long-term growth.
American aerospace pioneer and parachute jumper Joseph Kittinger dies at 94
Retired Air Force Col.Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., at his induction into the Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, on July 19, 1997.(Michael Heinz/AP)A giant of American aerospace history, Air Force Col.Joseph Kittinger Jr., who for more than half a century held a world record for a parachute jump from the edge of space, died in Florida on Friday at age 94.
New California Law Targets Inequity in Cancer Care. Some Say It Doesn't Go Far Enough | KQED
The new law, which goes into effect in January, requires Medi-Cal insurance plans to "make a good faith effort" to contract with cancer centers recognized by the National Cancer Institute - which often have access to the latest treatments - or other qualifying cancer centers.Authored by Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino of Glendale, it was originally drafted to mandate that Medi-Cal plans add at least one of these cancer centers to their provider networks, but negotiations resulted in a scaled-back version, only requiring health plans to try to add a cancer center.
Sadiq Khan, Sir Chris Whitty join public health leaders for air pollution talks
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty will join public health leaders on Tuesday to discuss how they can work together to tackle air pollution.It marks the first time London's Public Health Forum has brought together senior health experts from across the capital to discuss the impact of air pollution on health.
Hope and positivity' at heart of teenager cancer patient's keepie-ups challenge
A teenage girl who is undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer will continue her efforts to do 10,000 keepie-ups to raise money for a cancer charity.Isobel Hemmings, 15, from Essex, was diagnosed with germ cell cancer in May after spotting a large lump in her stomach.Germ cell cancer often occurs in teenagers, and germ cell tumours develop from cells that produce eggs or sperm so they often appear on the ovaries or testes, but can develop anywhere in the body.
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The Caps' first periods have been a struggle this season... but are they actually playing badly or is something else going on?[Rink] Previews of tonight's clash with the Avs from Vogs, the Avs, AP, NBCSW, Peerless, and NoVa Caps, and be sure to swing by our SB Nation pals over at Mile High Hockey for the view from behind enemy lines.
TV presenter Jonnie Irwin reveals terminal cancer diagnosis
TV presenter Jonnie Irwin has said he hopes sharing his terminal cancer diagnosis will inspire others to make the most of every day.The 48-year-old, who presents Channel 4's A Place In The Sun and the BBC's Escape To The Country, revealed his lung cancer had spread to his brain, telling Hello magazine: I don't know how long I have left.
New California Law Targets Inequity in Cancer Care. Some Say It Doesn't Go Far Enough | KQED
The new law, which goes into effect in January, requires Medi-Cal insurance plans to "make a good faith effort" to contract with cancer centers recognized by the National Cancer Institute - which often have access to the latest treatments - or other qualifying cancer centers.Authored by Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino of Glendale, it was originally drafted to mandate that Medi-Cal plans add at least one of these cancer centers to their provider networks, but negotiations resulted in a scaled-back version, only requiring health plans to try to add a cancer center.
Woman to tackle London Marathon again to raise funds for Barnardo's
A woman is to take on the London Marathon for a second time, on behalf of a charity that she used to give gifts to every Christmas as a child thanks to her strong father.
Corporal thanks public for 'amazing' support for marathon challenge
A corporal who is set to complete 10 marathons in 10 days to raise awareness for how cancer affects military personnel has thanked the public for their "amazing" support.
Risk factors such as smoking behind almost half of cancer deaths, finds study
Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other risk factors are responsible for almost half of all cancer deaths worldwide, according to the largest study of its kind.
Almost half of cancer deaths globally are attributable to preventable risk factors, new study suggests
(CNN)Globally, nearly half of deaths due to cancer can be attributable to preventable risk factors, including the three leading risks of: smoking, drinking too much alcohol or having a high body mass index, a new paper suggests.
Melissa Bank, Author Whose 'Girls' Guide' Was a Phenomenon, Dies at 61
Her story collection "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing," her first book, has been translated into dozens of languages and has sold more than 1.5 million copies.