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Exact Sciences' shares pop on positive Cologuard trial results
  + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExact Sciences' shares pop on positive Cologuard trial resultsKevin Conroy, Exact Sciences CEO, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss Exact Sciences latest trial results for its colo-rectal cancer tests, Cologuard.
Persons: Kevin Conroy Organizations: Sciences
Other world leaders who died in 2022 include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in August. The final days of 2022 saw the loss of some exceptionally notable figures, including Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2022 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Dan Reeves, 77. A Cuban-born artist whose radiant color palette and geometric paintings were overlooked for decades before the art world took notice. A prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films.
Guardant Health said that its blood test to screen for cancer caught 83% of colorectal cancer cases. On Thursday, Silicon Valley-based biotech Guardant Health announced that its blood-based cancer screening test correctly caught colorectal cancer cases in 83% of people who had the disease. The company already has several products on the market, including Guardant360CDx, an FDA-approved blood test to test cancer genomic markers that could help show what treatments the cancers are susceptible to. Colonoscopies are still the gold standard of colorectal cancer screening, despite involving sedation and hours of unpleasant physical preparation. And while colorectal cancer is the first cancer that is being studied for a blood-based screening, it certainly won't be the last.
‘Batman’ Voice Actor Kevin Conroy Dies at 66
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Ginger Adams Otis | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Actor Kevin Conroy , the signature voice of Batman in nearly 60 animated productions, died Thursday. He was 66 years old. Mr. Conroy was ill with cancer, according to a statement from DC.
Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman, died Thursday shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, according to his representatives. Conroy’s deep and raspy voice shot him to stardom as the title character in "Batman: The Animated Series," which ran from 1992 to 1996, according to a statement provided by his spokesperson. He became the quintessential voice of the superhero in almost 60 different productions and video games, including 15 films, highlighted by "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm." He studied at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City alongside heralded actors like Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams. Conroy also had guest roles on popular TV series such as “Cheers,” “Murphy Brown” and “Matlock.”Conroy is survived by his husband Vaughn C. Williams, sister Trisha Conroy, and brother Tom Conroy.
He played Batman in over 60 productions, according to DC (which shares parent company Warner Bros. His first and most enduring addition to the Batman canon is “Batman: The Animated Series,” which ran from 1992-1996, according to DC. To find the character, he turned to his Shakespearean training, saying he saw a bit of Hamlet in Bruce Wayne. One of the men he served recognized him, but a colleague didn’t believe that Conroy really was the voice of Batman. For many fans of Batman, Conroy was the first iteration of the Dark Knight they ever knew and loved.
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