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Authorities Retain Custody Of Texas Boy With Cancer Whose Parents Oppose Continued Chemotherapy

Authorities should retain custody of a 5-year-old Texas boy in order to continue chemotherapy treatments that his parents have resisted, a U.S. judge has ruled.

Cancer Cases in Under-50s Worldwide Up Nearly 80 Percent in Three Decades, Study Finds

The number of under-50s worldwide being diagnosed with cancer has risen by nearly 80 percent in three decades, according to the largest study of its kind.

Breast Cancer Recurrence May Be Triggered By Chemotherapy Injury To Non-Cancer Cells

A standard chemotherapy drug injures surrounding non-cancer cells, which can then awaken dormant cancer cells and promote cancer growth, according to a new study published in the open access journal PLoS Biology.

Bayer Must Pay $1.25 Million In Roundup Cancer Trial, Jury Finds

Bayer must pay $1.25 million to a man who sued the company alleging he developed cancer from exposure to its Roundup weedkiller, a jury in St. Louis, Missouri has found.

Study Finds More Deaths Associated With Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Than Melanoma

A higher proportion of patients are dying from non-melanoma skin cancer globally than melanoma, according to a press release from the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology.

Bayer Ordered to Pay $332 Million in Roundup Cancer Trial

A California jury has found Bayer liable in a case brought by a man who says his cancer resulted from exposure to the weedkiller Roundup, and ordered the firm to pay $332 million in damages.

Multinational Study Confirms Association Between CT Scans in Young People and Increased Risk of Cancer

A multinational study of almost one million individuals confirms a strong and clear association between exposure to radiation from CT scans in young people and an increased risk of blood cancers.

Pfizer Makes $43 Billion Bet That ‘Turbo Cancers’ Are Going to Explode Around the World

Pfizer has stunned the medical world, completing the $43 billion acquisition of Seagen, a small drug company that treats so-called ‘turbo cancers’.