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News Articles: cancer

A series of stories covered in NPR's 'Life, after diagnosis' series

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Cancer affects your life for years after diagnosis. Here are survivors' stories

Medical advances mean many more people are surviving cancer and living for years or decades with its after effects. Here's how they are navigating life after treatment.

January 24, 2025
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi and
  • Juweek Adolphe
Women's cancer incidence rising faster than men's, according to a new report.

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  • Health

Cancer deaths are declining, but diagnoses are rising especially among younger women

The American Cancer Society's report shows a mix of lower death rates and rising cancer incidence rates for some groups, especially younger women.

January 16, 2025
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
There's no precise answer on how much alcohol can be consumed without increasing health risks.

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  • Your Health

Is one drink a day OK? Here's what to consider

On the heels of the surgeon general's warning about the cancer risks of alcohol, there's growing consensus that less is better. But how much is enough? Here's what the experts recommend.

January 13, 2025
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
We want to hear from you.

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  • Health

How did surviving cancer shape your life? We want to hear from you

Living through cancer can change you — it puts pressure on everything, from your relationships to your career to your sense of self. Share how it's affected you and advice you'd give to others.

January 08, 2025
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  • GPB Newsroom
Chelsey Gomez was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 28.  Cancer ghosting "is the most painful thing" she says, "because you're sitting there thinking, 'Oh, I must've been a horrible person.'"<br>

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  • Health

'Cancer ghosting' can be more painful than treatment, survivors say

Loss of social support after a cancer diagnosis is a surprisingly common experience, social workers and cancer patients say. For young cancer survivors, it is a particularly difficult part of the disease.

December 18, 2024
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
At age 8 in 2009, EJ Beck hugs her favorite book, Laura Ingalls Wilder's <em>These Happy Golden Years</em>. At 10, center, she is pictured in the hospital where she was treated for thyroid cancer. For Beck and her family, the <em>Happy Golden Years </em>image became emblematic of her life, before. At right, EJ Beck today is a 23-year-old medical student.

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  • Health

Cancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission

Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face.

December 08, 2024
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
In recent years. more cancers are being detected but treatments and outcomes are also improving.

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  • Health

Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving

A new report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live more. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
GLP-1 drugs, like Wegovy and Ozempic, may not be good only for diabetes and weight-loss. They are also showing promise for preventing some cancers.

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  • Health

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may help stave off some cancers

Several new studies find promising evidence that the GLP-1 class of drugs may have a cancer-preventive effect, especially for cancers linked to obesity.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Harris takes the oath of office as San Francisco's district attorney on Jan. 8, 2004. Her mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, holds a copy of the Bill of Rights.

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  • Politics

The story behind the woman who inspired Harris to break barriers

Shyamala Gopalan figures large in Vice President Harris’ life story — and her motivation to break barriers in politics.

July 31, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
 Rasha Kowalewski and her mom.

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  • National

‘Mi amor’: A nurse treated her mom, ailing with cancer, with unusual gentleness

Rasha Kowalewski was struck by the extra care a nurse gave her mom, which allowed Kowalewski to experience a moment of comfort during one of the hardest times of her life.

July 30, 2024
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By:
  • Laura Kwerel
New research projects higher cancer rates for Gen X when they hit age 60 compared to Baby Boomers.

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  • Health

As they enter their 60s, Gen Xers projected to see higher cancer rates than Boomers

If current cancer trends continue, authors of a new study project “cancer incidence in the US could remain unacceptably high for decades to come.”

June 20, 2024
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By:
  • Ronnie Cohen
Three Black women smiling

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  • Health

Now enrolling: Cancer study asks Black women about health, lifestyle factors

The largest nationwide study of cancer risk and outcomes in Black women is currently enrolling participants between 25 and 55 who have never been diagnosed with cancer. Georgia is one of 20 states enrolling for the 30-year study.

May 14, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Britain's King Charles III (center), next to Queen Camilla, waves as they arrive at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on March 31.

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  • World

King Charles III is returning to royal duties after his cancer diagnosis

Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June.

April 26, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Drug companies often do one-on-one outreach to doctors. A new study finds these meetings with drug reps lead to more prescriptions for cancer patients, but not longer survival.

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  • News

Oncologists' meetings with drug reps don't help cancer patients live longer

Drug company reps commonly visit doctors to talk about new medications. A team of economists wanted to know if that helps patients live longer. They found that for cancer patients, the answer is no.

April 22, 2024
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin

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  • Health

After a cancer diagnosis, how do you tell your kids, relatives, friends and coworkers?

The secrecy that shrouded Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis is something that any new cancer patient can understand. It's daunting to decide when to share, whom to tell and how much to say.

April 01, 2024
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By:
  • Marc Silver
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