Cancer
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Cancer among younger Americans is on the rise, new study shows
Some of the biggest increases were seen in women and in younger people diagnosed with gastrointestinal and breast cancers.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
Aspartame joins a category with more than 300 other possible cancer-causing agents, including things like aloe vera extract, Asian-style pickled vegetables and carpentry work. The guidance on use of the sweetener, though, isn’t changing.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
MaineGeneral Health seeks to expand Augusta cancer center, with $36 million project up for review
Officials said the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care is seeing many more patients than anticipated when it was built, and demand for services is projected to continue increasing.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Maine Voices: Taking steps to stop an invisible and potentially deadly enemy
At least one-third of Maine homes will test positive for dangerous levels of radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
More men ‘Man Up to Cancer’ with growing support group
Cape Elizabeth resident Trevor Maxwell's Man Up to Cancer community has taken off across the country, inspiring men not to go through it alone.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Expired drug kills 10 child leukemia patients in Yemen
The conflict, in its eighth year, has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and killed over 150,000 people.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2022
Day of Hope for cancer survivors, patients, families
MaineGeneral's annual, inspirational event returns to in-person at Augusta Civic Center.
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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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