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Dec 20, 2017 · From investigating cancer cells in a dish to giving new drugs to patients, here’s what Peter picked as his research highlights of 2017… plus a couple of bonus ones from us.
This annual report provides the estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2017, as well as current cancer incidence, mortality, and survival statistics and information on cancer symptoms, risk factors, early detection, and treatment.
Dec 18, 2017 · In 2017, dozens of our cancer patients shared the stories of their diagnosis, treatment and life after cancer here on Cancerwise. As they told us about their challenges and fears, they revealed their strength, courage and resilience.
- Bethany Greenway. In 2014, Greenway noticed what she thought was a liver spot on her forehead. Two years later, she was told she had two different types of cancer — desmoplastic melanoma and melanoma — and would need surgery for both.
- Senator John McCain. The Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, made headlines in 2017 when he was diagnosed with brain cancer following a routine procedure to remove a blood clot above his left eye.
- Sarah Anderson. In December 2009, when she was 18 years old (and six months pregnant), Anderson started experiencing what she thought was a toothache that wouldn’t go away.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus. On September 28, 56-year-old Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her roles as Elaine Benes on “Seinfeld” and President Selina Meyer on “Veep,” shared the news she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Mar 22, 2017 · The report provides a comprehensive look at demographic, economic, and oncology practice trends that will affect cancer care in the United States each year.
Cancer Research UK turns 20, and we celebrate the progress we’ve made over the last two decades and beyond. New analysis reveals that overall, cancer death rates have decreased by 16% in the UK since we were founded. In the early 2000s, around 310 in every 100,000 people died from cancer each year in the UK.
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Nov 3, 2017 · Updated: November 7, 2017. In 1947, when Dana-Farber Cancer Institute founder Sidney Farber, MD, set out to find a drug treatment for childhood leukemia, cancer treatment took two forms – surgery to cut out cancerous masses, and radiation therapy to burn them out.
