cancer

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Dalin was dealing with a rare form of gastrointestinal cancer as he won the 2024-25 edition of the Vendee Globe.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The family of a teenage boy whose cancer returned days after he celebrated being cancer-free say a new clinical trial gives their son "a fighting chance".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

These findings suggest that cancer cells remain heavily dependent on DNA repair pathways, even after they have developed resistance to therapy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The acquisition is set to give GSK ownership of three drug candidates for lung cancer, two of which are under FDA review for approval this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“There are foundations for the study of cancer and tuberculosis, but for three thousand years lepers have been the outcast. Men flee from them and will not help them.”

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly