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A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice. For decades, researchers have noted that cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are rarely found in the same person, fuelling speculation that one condition might offer some degree of protection from the other.
Death rates from colorectal cancer, however, have continued to rise in younger adults, becoming the leading cause of cancer death among people under 50 in 2023. The disease was the fifth-leading cause of death from cancer in the early 1990s.
Thousands of people in England will be able to check whether they have genes linked to cancer.
Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a treatment could be difficult.
Marcus Moeller, a 7-foot-3 center from Denmark, has stepped away from his club in Spain as he begins medical treatment for testicular cancer.
Thyroid cancer cases are rising in India, especially among women. A cancer expert explains seven warning symptoms you should never ignore.
All My Children alum Colin Egglesfield detailed his decision to initially keep his testicular cancer battle a secret when he received his first diagnosis in 2006 in an E! News interview.