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The Summary Trump plans to tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his health and human services secretary. Kennedy has spread misinformation about vaccines, fluoride, raw milk and other topics. Kennedy has also referred to the Covid vaccine as “the deadliest vaccine ever made,” despite data showing it’s overwhelmingly safe. As many as 30 states allow raw milk to be sold, but the FDA regulates its sale across state lines. But Kennedy has cast doubt on those findings, claiming without evidence that the drugs were discredited because various groups stood to make money off Covid vaccines.

Persons: Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Donald Trump’s, ” Trump, Trump’s, Andrew Wakefield, “ I’m, ”, Howard Lutnick, glyphosate, hasn’t, haven’t, ivermectin, podcaster Joe Rogan, Elon Musk Organizations: NBC, Centers for Disease Control, FDA, National Institutes of Health, Medicare, Services, NBC News, Trump, CNN, CDC, European Union, International Agency for Research, Cancer, Environmental Protection Agency, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Cancer Institute

☆ A scientist who researches healthy aging shares how she eats and works out
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mary Ní Lochlainn researches the habits that lead to better health in older age. She does strength training, takes vitamin D, and does intermittent fasting. But the habits that Ní Lochlainn, 34, thinks are most important for healthy aging aren't expensive. Related storiesShe takes vitamin D supplements because people in the UK, where she lives, don't tend to get enough. AdvertisementNí Lochlainn takes vitamin D. Science Photo Library/Getty ImagesIntermittent fastingNí Lochlainn does intermittent fasting by not eating between her dinner and her breakfast in the late morning.

Persons: Mary Ní Lochlainn, —, Ní, Ní Lochlainn Organizations: Service, King's College London, Trinity College Dublin, Kings College London, National Cancer Institute, Getty

☆ Breast cancer is on the rise in women under 50. It could be linked to 2 lifestyle factors.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

More women under 50 are getting breast cancer, an American Cancer Society report found. AdvertisementMore women under 50 are getting breast cancer in the US, and lifestyle factors such as not breastfeeding and having children later in life may be contributing, a cancer expert told Business Insider. But rates of breast cancer rose by 1% each year between 2012 and 2021, with the rise being steepest for women younger than 50 at 1.4%. The risk of breast cancer decreases by around 4% for every 12 months of breastfeeding, according to Breast Cancer UK. Not having children or having children later in lifeMore and more people are deciding not to have children or to have them later in life, as shown by the rise in DINKs.

Persons: —, Ahmedin Jemal, Jemal, Hannah Moody Organizations: American Cancer Society, Service, Health Equity Science, ACS, Cancer, CDC, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Health Statistics, Breast Cancer UK, Health, Breast Cancer, Census, Pew Research Center Locations: CA, DINKs

☆ The US' top supplement expert takes 3 —but only when he's busy. They boost his health and help him recover post-workout.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He told Business Insider he's not anti-supplement, but takes a food-first approach to his health. "I do feel that my diet provides an adequate amount of the important nutrients in order to meet requirements and maintain my health. So I don't see a need right now for dietary supplements," Pasiakos said. PIXNIOFiber supplementPasiakos sometimes takes a fiber supplement, such as psyllium husk or inulin, when he's traveling. He's not picky about the type of protein supplement and said that whey protein, pea protein, plant protein, and even a glass of milk will suffice.

Persons: —, Stefan Pasiakos, Pasiakos, there's, he's, He's Organizations: Service, National Institutes of Health, Business, Columbia University and Brigham, Women's, US Preventive Services Task Force, National Cancer Institute, Mayo Clinic

☆ Pfizer says its experimental drug for deadly condition that causes appetite and weight loss in cancer patients shows positive trial results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Pfizer 's experimental drug for a common, life-threatening condition that causes cancer patients to lose their appetite and weight showed positive results in a midstage trial, the drugmaker said Saturday. Patients with the condition, called cancer cachexia, who took Pfizer's treatment saw improvements in body weight, muscle mass, quality of life and physical function, according to the drugmaker. The condition affects about 9 million people worldwide, and 80% of cancer patients suffering from it are expected to die within one year of diagnosis, according to the company. Cancer cachexia is currently defined as a loss of 5% or more body weight over the past six months in cancer patients, along with symptoms such as fatigue, according to the National Cancer Institute. Allerton said a work group of experts defines a weight gain of greater than 5% as a "clinically meaningful difference in cancer patients with cachexia."

Persons: cachexia, Charlotte Allerton, Pfizer's, Allerton Organizations: Pfizer, National Cancer Institute, CNBC, European Society for Medical Oncology, The New England, of Medicine Locations: U.S, cachexia, Barcelona, Spain, The, Allerton

☆ A doctor who says he's reversed his age by 20 years eats these 7 foods every week to boost his longevity
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA doctor who claims to have reversed his age by 20 years shared the foods he eats weekly in a bid to boost his longevity. Related storiesOlive oilRoizen said he has a tablespoon of olive oil every day. Plus, replacing margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy fats with olive oil appeared to lower the risk of dying by up to 34%. AdvertisementThe authors suggested that this could be because of the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of olive oil, or because people who consumed more olive oil also tended to be more active, less likely to smoke, and ate more fruits and vegetables. CauliflowerRoizen makes a "cauliflower creamer" by blending the vegetable with olive oil and using it as a spread.

Persons: —, Michael Roizen, Roizen, Florence Comite, Caterina Oltean Organizations: Service, Cleveland Clinic, Business, American College of Cardiology, European, of Nutrition, China's Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Penn State University, Lund University, American Heart Association, Centers for Disease Control Locations: Florence, Sweden

☆ Study Puts a $43 Billion Yearly Price Tag on Cancer Screening
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The United States spent $43 billion annually on screening to prevent five cancers, according to one of the most comprehensive estimates of medically recommended cancer testing ever produced. The analysis, published on Monday in The Annals of Internal Medicine and based on data for the year 2021, shows that cancer screening makes up a substantial proportion of what is spent every year on cancer in the United States, which most likely exceeds $250 billion. The researchers focused their estimate on breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers, and found that more than 88 percent of screening was paid for by private insurance and the rest mostly by government programs. For Karen E. Knudsen, the chief executive of the American Cancer Society, the value of screening for the cancers is clear. It’s the right thing to do for individuals.”

Persons: Michael Halpern, Karen E, Knudsen, ” Organizations: United, Internal, Cancer, American Cancer Society Locations: United States

☆ A new blood test can spot signs of colon cancer in your annual blood draw
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The organization also estimates more than 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed this year. Colon cancer is highly treatable when caught before it spreads to other areas of the body, according to the National Cancer Institute. However, the rate of diagnoses and deaths from colon cancer has been steadily going up in people under 45, alarming doctors and researchers. AdvertisementWe don't fully understand why younger people are getting colon cancer and dying from it more frequently. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include genetics, a family history of colon cancer or colorectal polyps, and other health conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.

Persons: —, it's, David Chung, Guardant, Chung, Colon Organizations: Service, Drug Administration, Guardant Health, Business, Harvard Medical, FDA, American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute Locations: Colon

☆ Big Tobacco’s viral hit may be its biggest success since cigarettes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

While it’s ultimately owned by tobacco giant Philip Morris International, Zyn is a tobacco-free product. Unlike traditional chewing tobacco, you don’t have to chew the pouches or spit the build-up of tobacco juice. ‘Zynfluencers’Zyn users like Danny Whalen, 26, switched to nicotine pouches last year after 10 years of chewing tobacco. (Philip Morris International told CNN it only advertises at events with an adult audience of over 85%.) Philip Morris International, which split from Phillip Morris USA, does not sell cigarettes in the United States.

Persons: Philip Morris, Bing Guan, Zyn, Phillip Morris, ” — Phillip Morris, Danny Whalen, Whalen, doesn’t, ” Whalen, “, —, Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, “ ZYN, “ Zyn, ”, Pamela Ling, ” Phillip Morris, Ling, ” Ling Organizations: New, New York CNN, it’s, Philip Morris International, Bloomberg, Getty, Phillip Morris International, ” — Phillip Morris International, Rutgers Institute, Tobacco Studies, Rutgers, Boys, Spotify, CNN, Facebook, ESPN, Beale, Music, Pickleball, Center for Tobacco Control Research, Education, University of California San, ” Phillip Morris International, National Cancer Institute, Phillip Morris USA Locations: New York, United States, Aurora , Colorado, TikTok, University of California San Francisco

☆ These ultraprocessed foods may shorten your life, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Diet soft drinks were the key contributor to ultraprocessed food consumption. The NOVA classification system sorts foods from minimally processed — whole foods such as fruits and vegetables — to processed foods such as deli meat and sausage — to ultraprocessed. The study found that people who consumed the most ultraprocessed food were younger and heavier, and had an overall poorer quality of diet than those who ate fewer ultraprocessed foods. “If anything, we are probably underestimating ultraprocessed food consumption in our study because we’re being very conservative,” Loftfield said. “However, all categories of ultraprocessed food were associated with increased risk.”Choosing more minimally processed foods is a one way to limit ultraprocessed foods in one’s diet, Loftfield said.

Persons: Erikka Loftfield, ” Loftfield, ”, Carlos Monteiro, Brazil’s University of São Paulo, Monteiro, Loftfield, Rosie Green, Anastasiia, Green, “, Mingyang, Harvard University’s Organizations: CNN, National Cancer Institute, “, Brazil’s University of São, NOVA, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, American Society for Nutrition, US National Institutes of Health, AARP Diet, Health, London School of Hygiene, Tropical Medicine, Harvard, Harvard University’s TH Chan, of Public Health Locations: Bethesda , Maryland, Chicago

☆ F.D.A. Approves Drug for Persistently Deadly Form of Lung Cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an innovative new treatment for patients with a form of lung cancer. It is to be used only by patients who have exhausted all other options to treat small cell lung cancer, and have a life expectancy of four to five months. The drug tarlatamab, or Imdelltra, made by the company Amgen, tripled patients’ life expectancy, giving them a median survival of 14 months after they took the drug. After decades with no real advances in treatments for small cell lung cancer, tarlatamab offers the first real hope, said Dr. Anish Thomas, a lung cancer specialist at the federal National Cancer Institute who was not involved in the trial. Dr. Timothy Burns, a lung cancer specialist at the University of Pittsburgh, said that the drug “will be practice-changing.”

Persons: tarlatamab, Anish Thomas, “, Timothy Burns, ” Organizations: Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh

☆ FDA greenlights self-collection of vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Most cervical cancers are caused by human papillomavirus or HPV, and screening for HPV can help identify women who may be at risk of developing cervical cancer. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for cervical cancer with cervical cytology every three years for women ages 21 to 29. “Most cervical cancers are found in people who have never had a cervical cancer screening test or who have not had one recently. Screening for cervical cancer remains important because early cases often may not have signs or symptoms. Cervical cancer is treated in many ways, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Persons: Dickson, BD –, Dr, Karen E, Knudsen, “, Jeff Andrews, ”, Roche, ” Dr, William Dahut, Sanjay Gupta, ” Trena Depel Organizations: CNN, US Food and Drug Administration, Roche, Company, BD, FDA, American Cancer Society, US Preventive Services Task Force, National Cancer Institute, US Centers for Disease Control, ”, CNN Health, Health, Teal Health Locations: United States

☆ More young people are being diagnosed with cancer. 3 lifestyle changes could reduce your risk, according to a cancer dietitian.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA dietitian specializing in cancer prevention told Business Insider that simple lifestyle changes can be powerful when it comes to reducing the risk of developing cancer. The rates of younger adults being diagnosed with cancer have been rising since the '90s, according to the American Cancer Society, with colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers a particular concern. But certain lifestyle choices can help to prevent cancer, Tejal Parekh, a registered and licensed dietitian who specializes in helping mesothelioma patients reduce cancer symptoms through diet at Asbestos.com, told Business Insider. Research suggests that diets high in salt are linked to an increased risk of stomach cancer. Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy weightBeing physically active for at least 30 minutes daily can help prevent cancer, Parekh said.

Persons: —, Tejal Parekh, dietitian, Parekh, Parekh it's Organizations: Service, American Cancer Society, US Centers for Disease Control, Business, International Agency for Research, Cancer, Research, CDC, Health Organization, National Cancer Institute

☆ What I didn’t know about my prostate almost killed me
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Opinion Ed Manning | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s Note: Ed Manning is a media executive and prostate cancer survivor. In the blink of a news cycle, prostate cancer was again casually swept aside as among the best cancer to have. As a prostate cancer survivor, I can report from painful experience that those misguided assessments are to men’s health and longevity what ice was to the Titanic. As the American Cancer Society notes:• Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. A biopsy confirmed somewhat aggressive prostate cancer, a diagnosis which stunned and terrified me.

Persons: Ed Manning, Lloyd Austin, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr’s, Dexter, Simpson, ”, “, it’s Organizations: CNN, Houston, American Cancer Society, PSA, National Cancer Institute Locations: peeing

☆ Why increasingly popular Zyn nicotine pouches concern health experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Are nicotine pouches better than vaping? Zyn, among other brands of nicotine pouches such as Rogue, On! However, FDA officials have allowed the nontobacco nicotine product to stay on the market while the application is under review. Nicotine pouches have varying degrees of nicotine strength; 3 or 6 milligrams per pouch is most common, but some brands have pouches that contain upward of 28 milligrams. What’s more, the Zyn nicotine pouches come in a variety of flavors, including cool mint, wintergreen, coffee and cinnamon, that could be appealing to younger people.

Persons: Philip Morris, Chuck Schumer, ”, Kecia Christensen, “, ’ ”, Christensen, Philip Morris International’s, ” Philip Morris, Meghan Moran, ” Moran, Brian King, Yanfang Ren, ” Ren, Moran Organizations: CNN, Philip Morris International, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration, American Cancer Society, Nebraska Medicine, FDA, National Cancer Institute, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, ” Philip Morris International, Swedish, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Tobacco Survey, FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, University of Rochester Eastman Institute for Oral Health, Philip Locations: United States, ”, Baltimore, New York, Mayo

☆ Breast cancer: Photos show diverse experiences of the disease
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“What we learned doing this project is that a lot of people are not represented in breast cancer media. Although the incidence rate of breast cancer is 4% lower among Black women than White women, Black women are 41% more likely to die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is less common among Asian women than in other ethnic or racial groups, but the disease is the most commonly diagnosed cancer. Eshaana Sheth was 27 when she was diagnosed with hormone receptor positive breast cancer in 2019. Breast cancer is hormone receptor positive when cancer cells have receptors — which the National Cancer Institute describes as binding proteins within the cell — that attach to progesterone or estrogen.

Persons: Vanessa Gonzalez, Gonzalez, ” Gonzalez, “ Marks, ”, Stephanie Francis, Julia Comita, “, ’ ” Julia Comita “, ” Comita, Michelle Kang, Lyssette Horne, ” Julia Comita, ” Young, Eshaana Sheth, United States —, Julia Comita Sheth’s, Sheth, multihyphenate, “ I’m, Mariah Crenshaw, Mariah, Crenshaw, ” Crenshaw, –, ” “, Laura Skarzout, ‘, ” Skarzout, Comita, I’d Organizations: CNN, American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute Locations: Los Angeles, “, United States, White, India, LA, New York City, older, Louisville , Kentucky, Amsterdam, Black, Florida, Kentucky

☆ This risk assessment tool helped Olivia Munn discover her breast cancer
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The “X-Men: Apocalypse” star, 43, wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and would not have discovered it if her physician, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, had not calculated her breast cancer risk score. A breast cancer risk assessment tool uses a statistical model to estimate a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer over the next five years as well as over her lifetime, or up to about age 90, according to the National Cancer Institute. Two models are commonly used as breast cancer risk assessment tools: the Gail Model and the Tyrer-Cuzick Risk Assessment Calculator. An online version of the breast cancer risk assessment tool, using the Gail Model, is available for anyone to take at bcrisktool.cancer.gov. In fact, some women who do not develop breast cancer have higher risk estimates than some women who do develop breast cancer,” according to the National Cancer Institute’s website.

Persons: Olivia Munn’s, Thaïs Aliabadi, Aliabadi, Munn, Gail, Jennifer Plichta, “, ” Plichta, they’re, ”, Plichta, I’ve, they’ve, Otis Brawley, ” Brawley, Larry Norton, Evelyn H, ” Norton, Robert Smith, Ruth Oratz, NYU Langone Health’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Oratz Organizations: CNN, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer, Duke Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, American Cancer Society, US Preventive Services Task Force, NYU, Cancer Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, CNN Health Locations: United States, Durham , North Carolina

☆ Gary Sinise’s son, Mac Sinise, dies aged 33
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Mac Sinise, the son of “Forrest Gump” actor Gary Sinise, has died at the age of 33 following a long illness with a rare form of cancer, his family has announced. He died on January 5 and was laid to rest on January 23, according to a tribute published by the Gary Sinise Foundation, which offers support to wounded veterans of the military. “Like any family experiencing such a loss, we are heartbroken and have been managing as best we can,” wrote Sinise. Gary Sinise Foundation“This began a long battle that disabled him more and more as time went on,” wrote Sinise, eventually leaving Mac unable to play the drums. In addition to perhaps his most famous role as Lt. Dan in “Forrest Gump,” Gary Sinise has appeared in movies “Apollo 13,” “The Green Mile” and “Of Mice and Men,” as well as television series “CSI: NY.”

Persons: Mac Sinise, “ Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise, ”, ” Mac, Mac, McCanna Anthony Sinise, Dan Band, “, …, ” Sinise, Dan, ” Gary Sinise Organizations: CNN, Gary, Gary Sinise Foundation, Chordoma, National Cancer Institute Locations: United States

☆ Mammography AI can cost patients extra. Is it worth it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Michelle Andrews | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In recent years, AI software that helps radiologists detect problems or diagnose cancer using mammography has been moving into clinical use. This extra review has enormous potential to improve the detection of suspicious breast masses and lead to earlier diagnoses of breast cancer. With RadNet’s AI tool, “it’s as if all patients get the benefit of our very top performer.”But is the tech analysis worth the extra cost to patients? The health system has developed AI models and is testing the technology with mammograms but doesn’t yet offer it to patients, she said. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, “computer-assisted detection” software promised to improve breast cancer detection.

Persons: “, ”, Etta Pisano, RadNet, Gregory Sorensen, Sorensen, generalists, ” Sorensen, Laura Heacock, NYU Langone Health’s, Heacock, it’s, Constance Lehman, ” Lehman, RadNet’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Christoph Lee, mammography, Robert Smith, ” Smith, Smith, we’re Organizations: Health, American College of Radiology, NYU, Cancer, “, National Cancer Institute, FDA, Medicare, Services, CMS, Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Imaging Research, Mass, Get CNN, CNN Health, Screening, Research, University of Washington School of Medicine, American Cancer Society, Kaiser Health, KFF Locations: Manhattan, Baltimore, RadNet, New York, New Jersey, mammograms, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Europe, Sweden, U.S

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed. In response, medical teams went out to each nuclear missile base to conduct thousands of tests of the air, water, soil and surface areas inside and around each of its three nuclear missile bases; Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. For years the missileers were told in multiple Air Force reviews that there was not cause for concern. While the Air Force review is looking at a broader set of cancers, the number of self-reported NHL cases is striking because the community of missile launch officers is very small.

Persons: We’ve, Keith Beam, missileers, ”, Tory Woodard, ” Woodard, “, Barry Little, We’re Organizations: WASHINGTON, Air Force, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Minot Air Force Base, Warren Air Force Base, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S . Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, DOD, Veterans Affairs, The Air Force, Torchlight, NHL, National Cancer Institute, Torchlight Initiative, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, 341st Missile Locations: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Iraq, Afghanistan

Among other lifestyle changes, "I stopped using chemical straighteners," she says. Breast cancer risk was similar for Black and white women, but straightener use was far more common among Black women. Notably, research also has shown that rates of aggressive subtypes of the disease surged in the recent past among U.S. women, with Black women particularly affected. Yet aside from cancer, hair care may pose an additional concern for people planning to get pregnant. More than half of Black study participants reported using their first relaxer before they were 10 years old.

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Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in death rates, according to a new report published Thursday. Death rates were about the same for Black, Hispanic and white children in 2001, and all went lower during the next decade. Nearly incurable 50 years ago, childhood cancer now is survivable for most patients, especially those with leukemia. The National Cancer Institute is working to gather data from every childhood cancer patient with the goal of linking each child to state-of-the-art care.

Persons: ”, Sharon Castellino, Emory University’s, Castellino, Paula Aristizabal, ” Aristizabal, Emily Tonorezos Organizations: Black, Emory, Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control, University of California, Rady Children’s, Equity, National Cancer Institute, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Atlanta, U.S, San Diego, Rady

☆ Unpublished study finds elevated cancer rates at US military base
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( M.B. Pell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] A sign at the entrance to U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in eastern North Carolina, U.S., sits in this undated handout photo. U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsNov 10 (Reuters) - Cancer and mortality studies conducted by a U.S. health agency have found elevated cancer rates in military and civilian personnel who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune, a major American military base, an epidemiologist familiar with the research says. Research for the Camp Lejeune cancer and mortality study began in 2015. Bove used data from every U.S. cancer registry to document elevated rates of some cancers among Camp Lejeune military personnel and civilians who fell ill with cancer from 1996 through 2017. In response, Congress ordered the ATSDR to study cancer and mortality rates among people who served, lived and worked there.

Persons: Lejeune, Camp Lejeune, Kenneth Cantor, Cantor, Jonathan Cardi, Cardi, Michael Partain, Partain, Aaron Bernstein, Bernstein, ”, Frank Bove, “ I’ve, ” Bove, Bove, Camp, M.B . Pell, Janet Roberts Organizations: U.S . Marine Corps Base, . Marine Corps, REUTERS Acquire, Agency, Toxic Substances, National Cancer Institute epidemiologist, U.S, ., Wake Forest University School of Law, Centers for Disease, Research, Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, California Marine, Reuters, Community, M.B, Thomson Locations: U.S, North Carolina, Camp, Jacksonville, N.C, Camp Lejeune, ATSDR, Lejeune’s, California

☆ Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick for N.I.H. Director Over Sanders’s Objections
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Sheryl Gay Stolberg | More About Sheryl Gay Stolberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, a cancer surgeon who currently leads the National Cancer Institute, as the next director of the National Institutes of Health, overriding the objections of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the chairman of the Senate health committee. The vote was 62 to 36, with Mr. Sanders voting no. on a permanent basis, after Dr. Bernadine P. Healy, who served under President George H.W. She will take over an agency that has been the target of political attacks by Republicans, who have accused its scientists of intentionally downplaying the possibility that Covid-19 was the result of a laboratory leak. “I think no one wants to know what the true origin of the last Covid pandemic was more than the biomedical research community,” Dr. Bertagnolli told Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, the top Republican on the health committee, during her confirmation hearing last month.

Persons: Monica M, Bernie Sanders of, Sanders, Bertagnolli, “, Dr, Bernadine, Healy, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, ”, Bill Cassidy of Organizations: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Republican Locations: Bernie Sanders of Vermont, George H.W ., Bill Cassidy of Louisiana

Up to 350 guests had returned RSVPs and claimed seats for the fourth White House state dinner of President Joe Biden's term, this one honoring Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The B-52s, an American new wave band, had originally been lined up to entertain guests after dinner. He then invited Albanese to Washington for an official state visit. Dinner will be held in a temporary pavilion on the White House lawn decorated in pastel shades meant to evoke the feel of Australian spring, the current season Down Under, and American autumn. The first lady continued her practice of inviting an outside chef to work with White House staff on the menu.

Persons: RSVPs, Joe Biden's, Anthony Albanese, Jill Biden, Biden, ” Biden, Albanese, Katie Button, Jodie Haydon, Albanese's Organizations: WASHINGTON, White House, Australian, Ukraine, National Institutes of Health Clinical, National Cancer Institute Locations: U.S, American, Israel, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Washington, France, South Korea, India, Asheville , North Carolina, Bethesda , Maryland

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