cancer
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Leonard Pitts: Can a nation in winter rally behind a common cause?
In announcing his Cancer Moonshot initiative, President Biden repeatedly invoked JFK – but the 35th president led a different America in a different time.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Biden hopes ending cancer can be a ‘national purpose’ for U.S.
His speech comes as Biden seeks to rally the nation around developing treatments and therapeutics for the pervasive diseases that the CDC rank as the 2nd-highest killer of people in the U.S. after heart disease.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Woman sues Vermont over residency requirement for assisted suicide
Vermont's law allowing some terminally ill patients to end their own lives shouldn't apply only to residents, says a Connecticut woman with cancer.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Maine, with one of the highest cancer rates in the country, is struggling to attract oncologists
Finding young physicians willing to move to Maine, especially to rural areas, is next to impossible, some providers say.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Small cancer drug trial sees tumors disappear in 100% of patients
The director of clinical oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital says the results are a game-changer for cancer patients.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Westbrook High School to host Relay for Life
School officials hope to raise $25,000 this year for the American Cancer Society for research and prevention.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
A new type of blood test that checks for signs of cancer in healthy people has hit the market.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
EPA rule would finally ban cancer-causing asbestos that is still in use
Chrysotile asbestos is found in products such brake linings and gaskets, and is used to manufacture chlorine bleach and sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Amid cancer battle, minister and playwright confronts mortality on and off stage
Diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, David Butler sees his play about hospice care staged at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Foundation donating $2.25 million to improve children’s cancer care in Maine
Maine Medical Center said a new pediatric center in Scarborough will be named The Sam L. Cohen Pediatric Infusion Center.
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