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Cancer Research: Challenges and Advancements in Immunotherapy
A German podcast episode, "Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge," features Professor Stefan Fröhling discussing cancer research, highlighting challenges in rare cancers, the potential of immunotherapies (currently effective in 20% of patients), and the need for more personalized treatment strategi...
Cancer Research: Challenges and Advancements in Immunotherapy
A German podcast episode, "Aha! Ten Minutes of Everyday Knowledge," features Professor Stefan Fröhling discussing cancer research, highlighting challenges in rare cancers, the potential of immunotherapies (currently effective in 20% of patients), and the need for more personalized treatment strategi...
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36% Bias Score
Trump's $2.7 Billion NCI Cut Threatens Cancer Research and Patient Care
The Trump administration plans to cut $2.7 billion from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2026, a 37.2% decrease that experts warn will lead to more cancer deaths due to stalled research and reduced access to clinical trials; hundreds of NCI staff have already been terminated.
Trump's $2.7 Billion NCI Cut Threatens Cancer Research and Patient Care
The Trump administration plans to cut $2.7 billion from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2026, a 37.2% decrease that experts warn will lead to more cancer deaths due to stalled research and reduced access to clinical trials; hundreds of NCI staff have already been terminated.
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52% Bias Score
Dismissal of Key Advisory Committees Raises Concerns for Public Health
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the NIH dismantled the National Cancer Institute's 28-member Board of Scientific Advisors, raising concerns about the future of vaccine policy and cancer research.
Dismissal of Key Advisory Committees Raises Concerns for Public Health
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the NIH dismantled the National Cancer Institute's 28-member Board of Scientific Advisors, raising concerns about the future of vaccine policy and cancer research.
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40% Bias Score
25 Years of Cancer Research at CIC: Extending Lives and Transforming Treatments
The Centro de Investigación del Cáncer (CIC) in Salamanca, Spain, celebrates 25 years of cancer research, significantly improving survival rates for multiple myeloma and other cancers through advancements in treatments and a focus on understanding intercellular communication within tumors.
25 Years of Cancer Research at CIC: Extending Lives and Transforming Treatments
The Centro de Investigación del Cáncer (CIC) in Salamanca, Spain, celebrates 25 years of cancer research, significantly improving survival rates for multiple myeloma and other cancers through advancements in treatments and a focus on understanding intercellular communication within tumors.
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48% Bias Score
Trump Budget Cuts Threaten Biomedical Research and Global Health
President Trump's proposed budget includes significant cuts to the NIH (40%), CDC (54%), and global health initiatives (over 60%), potentially hindering disease research and increasing global mortality and disability.
Trump Budget Cuts Threaten Biomedical Research and Global Health
President Trump's proposed budget includes significant cuts to the NIH (40%), CDC (54%), and global health initiatives (over 60%), potentially hindering disease research and increasing global mortality and disability.
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52% Bias Score
Gender-Specific Melanoma Risk: New Warning Signs and Rising Rates
A new study reveals that men most commonly develop melanoma on their torso (3,700 cases yearly), while women develop it on their legs (3,200 cases yearly), highlighting the need for gender-specific awareness of less-known melanoma warning signs beyond changing moles, including nail and genital chang...
Gender-Specific Melanoma Risk: New Warning Signs and Rising Rates
A new study reveals that men most commonly develop melanoma on their torso (3,700 cases yearly), while women develop it on their legs (3,200 cases yearly), highlighting the need for gender-specific awareness of less-known melanoma warning signs beyond changing moles, including nail and genital chang...
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56% Bias Score
Birth Control Pill Use Not Linked to Increased Liver Cancer Risk: Large-Scale Study
A major study of 1.5 million women found no significant link between the birth control pill and liver cancer risk, contradicting previous research and suggesting the pill's benefits outweigh the minimal potential risk, particularly when considering other significant risk factors like obesity and Hep...
Birth Control Pill Use Not Linked to Increased Liver Cancer Risk: Large-Scale Study
A major study of 1.5 million women found no significant link between the birth control pill and liver cancer risk, contradicting previous research and suggesting the pill's benefits outweigh the minimal potential risk, particularly when considering other significant risk factors like obesity and Hep...
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40% Bias Score
Swimmer Diagnosed with Brain Cancer Advocates for Increased Research Funding
22-year-old Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, yet continues his athletic career while advocating for increased research funding into brain cancer, a disease that receives only 1% of national funding.
Swimmer Diagnosed with Brain Cancer Advocates for Increased Research Funding
22-year-old Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, yet continues his athletic career while advocating for increased research funding into brain cancer, a disease that receives only 1% of national funding.
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24% Bias Score
Appendix Cancer Rates Surge Among Millennials and Gen X
A new study shows appendix cancer diagnoses have tripled for those born between 1976 and 1984 and quadrupled for those born between 1981 and 1989 in the U.S., prompting calls for increased awareness and research due to the lack of standard screening guidelines and risk factors.
Appendix Cancer Rates Surge Among Millennials and Gen X
A new study shows appendix cancer diagnoses have tripled for those born between 1976 and 1984 and quadrupled for those born between 1981 and 1989 in the U.S., prompting calls for increased awareness and research due to the lack of standard screening guidelines and risk factors.
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40% Bias Score
Melanoma Risk Varies by Sex: Clothing and Body Shape Play Key Roles
A British Cancer Research UK study reveals that melanoma locations vary significantly between men and women, with differences attributed to clothing choices and body composition, highlighting the need for sex-specific sun protection strategies.
Melanoma Risk Varies by Sex: Clothing and Body Shape Play Key Roles
A British Cancer Research UK study reveals that melanoma locations vary significantly between men and women, with differences attributed to clothing choices and body composition, highlighting the need for sex-specific sun protection strategies.
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48% Bias Score
UK Cancer Survival Doubles Since 1970s, But Remains Leading Killer
A report reveals that UK cancer survival has doubled since the 1970s, with half of those diagnosed surviving 10+ years, but cancer remains the UK's biggest killer, with over 460 daily deaths, and early diagnosis rates have stagnated for a decade.
UK Cancer Survival Doubles Since 1970s, But Remains Leading Killer
A report reveals that UK cancer survival has doubled since the 1970s, with half of those diagnosed surviving 10+ years, but cancer remains the UK's biggest killer, with over 460 daily deaths, and early diagnosis rates have stagnated for a decade.
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48% Bias Score
Misdiagnosis of Glioblastoma Leads to Terminal Diagnosis
A 61-year-old British woman, Fiona Charles, was misdiagnosed with a mini-stroke instead of glioblastoma, a lethal brain cancer, leading to a terminal diagnosis with only a year to live; her son is fundraising for brain tumor research due to the low research funding.
Misdiagnosis of Glioblastoma Leads to Terminal Diagnosis
A 61-year-old British woman, Fiona Charles, was misdiagnosed with a mini-stroke instead of glioblastoma, a lethal brain cancer, leading to a terminal diagnosis with only a year to live; her son is fundraising for brain tumor research due to the low research funding.
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28% Bias Score
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