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The Biden administration has yet to finish a key review of mountaintop removal’s health impacts
By: Alexa Beyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ORGAS, West Virginia (OVR) — LeRoy and Penny Ferrell are unloading groceries under a carport next to their Boone County home. The couple grew up in the area and have… Read More
An Athens fundraiser for a cancer patient unites more than a community
By: Silver Barker
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A fundraiser to support a young man battling cancer not only brought the community together but also united two families who share a unique bond. It… Read More
Cancer screenings like colonoscopies are supposed to be free. Hers cost $2,185
By: Michelle Andrews | NPR
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SUNAPEE, New Hampshire (NPR) — Elizabeth Melville and her husband are gradually hiking all 48 mountain peaks that top 4,000 feet in New Hampshire. “I want to do everything I… Read More
Here’s how the Biden administration says it will halve cancer rates by 2047
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he is reigniting “Cancer Moonshot,” the project he spearheaded as vice president during the Obama administration. The initiative aims… Read More
Rush Limbaugh Says He Has Been Diagnosed With Advanced Lung Cancer
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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“This has happened, and my intention is to come here every day I can,” the conservative talk show host told his listeners on Monday. He said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions.
Medicaid Expansion Boosted Cancer Screenings, Study Says
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A new study says colon cancer screenings for Medicaid patients in Kentucky have increased 230% since the state expanded its Medicaid program under former President Barack… Read More
‘Jeopardy!’ Host Alex Trebek Says He Has Pancreatic Cancer
By: James Doubek | NPR
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Pancreatic cancer has low survival rates, but Trebek stayed positive and joked about his three-year hosting obligation under his contract.
Q&A: Wider Knowledge About Cancer Prevention Would Reduce U.S. Deaths
By: Paul Chisholm | NPR
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Cancer death rates remain high for some groups of people, including African-Americans, despite general gains made in recent decades. The American Cancer Society has ideas about reducing the gaps.
Czech Company Designs A Nonalcoholic Beer To Taste Good To Cancer Patients
By: Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas | NPR
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A nonalcoholic brew joins the growing market to help chemo patients overcome the changes in their palates that make food unappealing. And it just might help them feel better, too.
WVU Cancer Institute Plans Expansion To Meet Demand
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – The WVU Cancer Institute says it’s expanding to meet the demand for treatment in West Virginia, planning to recruit 38 new specialists by 2020 and increase… Read More