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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, New England, News
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.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
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.
Posted inHealth, News
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.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
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.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
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.