Whales’ Cancer Resistance ‘in Their Genes’
In general, when a creature has more cells in its body, they are expected to be more vulnerable to random mutations that can develop into cancer. Not true for cetacean creatures.
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Genetic Testing
The Michigan Court of Appeals reinstated a family’s medical malpractice claims against the University of Michigan and Yale University arising from inaccurate genetic testing results. The family was told that one of their daughters was at a high risk of developing melanoma but it was actually the other daughter who was at risk and who ended up developing skin cancer.
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UK Scientists Develop Urine Test to Detect Womb Cancer
British scientists announced on Friday they had developed a test to detect womb cancer using urine samples, explaining the method could replace a painful and invasive procedure currently in use.
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Bayer Reaches $2 Billion Deal Over Future Roundup Cancer Claims
The German pharmaceutical giant hopes to resolve any future legal troubles it may inherit by purchasing Roundup manufacturer Monsanto.
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Ninth Circuit Urged to Force EPA to Take New Look at Cancer-Causing Chemical
The Trump administration may be no more, but lawsuits over its handling of the environment continue unabated.
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Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy Dies
Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the magic duo Siegfried & Roy who entertained millions with illusions using rare animals, has died in Las Vegas, his longtime publicist tells The Associated Press. He was 81.
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Another Record Decline Reported in US Cancer Death Rate
Researchers on Tuesday reported another record one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they attribute to success against lung cancer.
Read moreCancer Drug
A federal court in California dismissed a securities class action brought by firefighter and policemen’s pensions funds against Nektar Therapeutics over alleged false claims about the efficacy cancer treatment drug.
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DNA Damage Found in Keystone Species Exposed to Roundup
The smallest changes in our ecosystem might go unnoticed but can still create significant consequences for the food chain. Ask the lowly water flea, which suffers significant DNA damage from even small amounts of the weed killer glyphosate over a long period of time.
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Tougher Emissions Rules Sought for Plants Spewing Cancer-Causing Pollution
Eleven environmental justice and rights groups joined forces Tuesday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over what they call weak rules for chemical facilities that pump out pollutants linked to cancer.
Read moreHome Depot & Roundup
A federal judge partially granted Home Depot’s request to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the home improvement giant fails to warn its customers about the cancer risks of the herbicide Roundup, giving the plaintiff until Oct. 2 to file a final effort to make their case.
Read moreDonation Tug O’ War
A former University of California, San Diego, brain cancer researcher and the UC regents have sued each other in a dispute over a $10 million gift from a patient of the researcher to the university’s cancer center.
Read moreHollywood Health
Academy Award winner Hilary Swank slapped the board of the SAG-AFTRA health plan with a federal lawsuit this week, accusing the board of denying coverage for the treatment of her recurring malignant ovarian cysts.
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Record French Fine for Pharma Giants Over Eye Drug
The French competition authority on Thursday slapped a record $500 million fine on pharma groups Novartis, Roche and Genentech over market abuses in sales of macular degeneration drugs.
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Case Over 1966 US Bomb Accident in Spain Goes Before Court
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used flawed radiation data to deny disability benefits to veterans who responded to a 1966 plane accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain, Yale Law School students told a federal appeals court Wednesday.
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Study: Cancer Cases Likely in Those Exposed to Atomic Test
After decades of study, the National Cancer Institute said Tuesday that some excess cancer cases likely resulted from exposure to radioactive fallout that wafted across New Mexico after the U.S. government detonated the first atomic bomb in 1945. However, the exact number is unknown.
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Panel Refuses to Revive Lawsuit Linking Child Cancer to Aerospace Plant
The family of a 20-year-old woman who died after developing a brain tumor as a child cannot sue the Florida aerospace company they claim exposed her to radioactive chemicals, an 11th Circuit panel ruled Monday.
Read moreWarning Labels
A federal court in California denied Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s motion to dismiss a Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against a state law that requires businesses to post cancer warning labels on products that contain acrylamide.
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Judge Debates Restarting Roundup Cancer Litigation Amid Settlement ‘Hiccup’
A federal judge may restart litigation over claims that Roundup causes cancer after attorneys representing nearly 2,200 plaintiffs said Bayer-owned Monsanto reneged on a deal to settle their cases.
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Texas Embezzler Sentenced for Faking Cancer in Order to Delay Prison Sentence
A North Texas accounting executive was sentenced Thursday to five more years in federal prison for faking stomach cancer to delay being sent to prison for an earlier 41-month wire fraud sentence.
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