At least one-third of Maine homes will test positive for dangerous levels of radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Coastal Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
More men ‘Man Up to Cancer’ with growing support group
Cape Elizabeth resident Trevor Maxwell’s Man Up to Cancer community has taken off across the country, inspiring men not to go through it alone.
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Posted inNation & World
Expired drug kills 10 child leukemia patients in Yemen
The conflict, in its eighth year, has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and killed over 150,000 people.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Day of Hope for cancer survivors, patients, families
MaineGeneral’s annual, inspirational event returns to in-person at Augusta Civic Center.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Can a nation in winter rally behind a common cause?
In announcing his Cancer Moonshot initiative, President Biden repeatedly invoked JFK – but the 35th president led a different America in a different time.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Biden hopes ending cancer can be a ‘national purpose’ for U.S.
His speech comes as Biden seeks to rally the nation around developing treatments and therapeutics for the pervasive diseases that the CDC rank as the 2nd-highest killer of people in the U.S. after heart disease.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, New England, News
Woman sues Vermont over residency requirement for assisted suicide
Vermont’s law allowing some terminally ill patients to end their own lives shouldn’t apply only to residents, says a Connecticut woman with cancer.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine, with one of the highest cancer rates in the country, is struggling to attract oncologists
Finding young physicians willing to move to Maine, especially to rural areas, is next to impossible, some providers say.
Posted inHealth, News
Small cancer drug trial sees tumors disappear in 100% of patients
The director of clinical oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital says the results are a game-changer for cancer patients.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Westbrook High School to host Relay for Life
School officials hope to raise $25,000 this year for the American Cancer Society for research and prevention.