Tag: Cancer

Health

Is pollution from the steel industry behind cancer rates in Gary, Indiana?

Doctors, environmental groups and residents are trying to figure out if there is a causal connection between pollutants from the steel industry and rates of cancer in Gary, Indiana. Pollutants you can see, and tiny particulates you can’t, come from different types of industry in the Gary region. But according to Environmental Protection Agency records, […]

Politics

Planned Parenthood affiliate to close 4 clinics in Minnesota and 4 in Iowa over federal funding cuts

Four Planned Parenthood clinics in Minnesota and four of the six in Iowa will shut down in a year, the Midwestern affiliate operating them said Friday, blaming a freeze in federal funds, budget cuts proposed in Congress and state restrictions on abortion. Two of the Minnesota clinics closing are in the Twin Cities area, in […]

Politics

Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” hit by Trump’s cuts to research at Harvard and Columbia

Steep cuts to federal medical research grants this year have now disrupted millions in awards once backed by former President Joe Biden’s “Cancer Moonshot” initiative, after the Trump administration froze funding to Columbia University and Harvard University over their handling of campus protests about the war in Gaza. Biden revealed Sunday he has been diagnosed […]

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Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis raises questions about screening and how the disease spreads

Former President Joe Biden’s diagnosis with an advanced stage of prostate cancer that has metastasized, or spread, to his bones prompted an outpouring of concern and questions about his condition. Those questions include how long the cancer may have taken to develop and whether he was screened for it during earlier checkups.  While it’s unclear exactly […]

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Trump on Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis: Wishing Him a ‘Successful Recovery’

President Donald Trump responded to the news that former President Joe Biden had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and wished him a “fast and successful recovery.” “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “We extend our warmest and best wishes to […]

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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” his office said in a statement. “On […]

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