The Weekly: Young men dying of colorectal cancer, new prostate cancer treatment, and more
Feature story Chadwick Boseman’s tragedy is America’s tragedy: In colorectal cancer hot spots, young men are dying at higher rates TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (STAT News)—Three months…
The Weekly: Obamacare survives, Christiane Amanpour announces cancer, and more
Feature story ‘Obamacare’ survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (The Associated Press)—The Supreme Court preserved insurance coverage for millions of Americans Thursday, rejecting…
The Weekly: Health care through the ACA, benzene in sunscreen and more
Feature story Record 31 million Americans have health-care coverage through Affordable Care Act, White House says SATURDAY, June 5, 2021 (The Washington Post)—About 31 million Americans now…
The Weekly: New therapy for prostate cancer, breast cancer deaths in Latinas, and more
Feature story New radiation therapy for prostate cancer reduces deaths, study shows THURSDAY, June 3, 2021 (NBC)—By the time Michael Rosenblum’s prostate cancer was discovered, it was…
The Weekly: New imaging tool for advanced prostate cancer, a vaccine to decrease cancer rates, and more
Feature story FDA approves new imaging tool to find advanced prostate cancer THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (NBC)—The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new imaging agent…
The Weekly: New colorectal cancer screening guidelines, HPV cancers on the rise, and more
Feature story ‘An enormous step forward’: Task force says colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (NBC)—New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive…
The Weekly: Covid vaccine in cancer patients, melanoma in men and more
Feature story ‘It’s not over yet’: Uncertain protection from Covid vaccines leaves cancer patients in limbo FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (STAT News)—After 14 long months of near-isolation,…
The Weekly: Crisis of undiagnosed cancers, even kids can get skin cancer, and more
Feature story A Crisis of Undiagnosed Cancers Is Emerging in the Pandemic’s Second Year TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (ProPublica)—Teresa Ruvalcaba lay on a bed in the emergency…
The Weekly: FDA’s ban on menthol, women of color and colorectal cancer, and more
Feature story F.D.A. Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (The New York Times)—The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced…
The Weekly: Guys and colon cancer, teen vaping during the pandemic, and more
Feature story Here’s What Every Guy Should Know About Colon Cancer THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 (GQ)—Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men and…
