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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public engagements but will continue with state business, and won’t be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state. The palace didn’t disclose what form of cancer the king has, but said it’s not related to his recent treatment for a benign prostate condition. The palace said “a… Source link

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Jane Fonda shares positive health update, reveals cancer is in remission. (Photo: Reuters) Jane Fonda received the best present ahead of her 85th birthday: Her cancer is in remission. The Grace & Frankie actress announced in September she’d been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and started chemotherapy. In a new blog post, Fonda revealed her oncologist said she can discontinue treatments. “I am feeling so blessed, so fortunate. I thank all of you who prayed and sent good thoughts my way. I… Source link

Google announced today that it has licensed its AI research model for breast cancer screening to medical technology company iCAD. This is the first time Google is licensing the technology, with the hopes that it will eventually lead to more accurate breast cancer detection and risk assessment. The two companies aim to eventually deploy the technology in real-world clinical settings — targeting a “2024 release,” Google communications manager Nicole Linton told The Verge in an email…. Source link

NFL analyst and Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw revealed on Sunday that he had been diagnosed with cancer twice in the past year. (AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez) NFL Hall of Famer and Fox analyst Terry Bradshaw revealed on Sunday morning that, after being diagnosed twice in the past year, he is now cancer free. Bradshaw said on Fox’s NFL pregame show that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer in November and underwent surgery. Then he said doctors found a tumor in his left neck in March that was a rare… Source link

October is upon us which means it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One of the deadliest diseases amongst women in the United States, breast cancer has unfortunately left a mark on all of our lives. Spreading awareness and helping people get access to treatment and early detection is what October is all about. In fact, take time to remind someone you love to get a mammogram, you could help save a life. With plenty of charity tournaments and golf-related events that help raise awareness about… Source link

Elias Theodorou died Sunday of complications of liver cancer. He was 34. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Elias Theodorou, an outgoing and engaging man who reached a lifelong dream when he made it to the UFC, died Sunday at 34 of Stage 4 liver cancer. Reporter Aaron Bronsteter of TSN in Canada noted on social media that Theodorou had only shared his diagnosis with a few close friends. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Theodorou made it to the UFC on April 16, 2014, when he… Source link

Erik Spoelstra’s son has rung the bell. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) For the last few months, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and his family have apparently been going through a major challenge, one that is now hopefully done. Spoelstra’s wife, Nikki Sapp Spoelstra, announced Friday their son Santiago was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a serious, fast-growing form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, following an unexpected intestinal surgery the day after his fourth birthday. The cancer required months… Source link

Doctors look at breast X-rays in San Francisco, California.Getty Images Siobhan Harrison, 24, thought the bump on her upper chest was a pimple and tried to pop it. When it bruised and grew, she sought medical tests and learned she had stage-2 breast cancer. 9% of breast cancers affect women under 45, and it can be faster-growing and harder to treat. When Siobhan Harrison noticed a bump on her upper chest in December 2020, she thought it was a pimple and tried to pop it. But the area became… Source link

Sascha Roth, a runner who helps manage a family furniture store, in Bethesda, Md., on June 3, 2022, learned she had rectal cancer in 2019. A small study on rectal cancer results in remission in every patient. (Shuran Huang/The New York Times) It was a small trial, just 18 rectal cancer patients, every one of whom took the same drug. But the results were astonishing. The cancer vanished in every single patient, undetectable by physical exam; endoscopy; positron emission tomography, or PET… Source link