cancer

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A trial using proton beams to try to treat a cancer caused mainly by exposure to asbestos has been described as offering "realistic hope" to patients.

From BBC

If she’s only 78 and otherwise in good health, you may want to plan for a longer time horizon than if she were 90 and had other conditions, like heart disease or cancer.

From MarketWatch

Women who have had breast cancer in the past and have finished their treatment may be able to take it, but it would depend on their individual situation.

From BBC

"Triple-negative breast cancer is an aggressive form of cancer and there are no effective drugs available right now."

From Science Daily

By revealing the conditions that allow these errors to form, the technology may help researchers better understand how cancer begins.

From Science Daily