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The city hasn’t given all those benefits to Joey Davis, president of the Tallahassee firefighter’s union and a cancer survivor.
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The VA has long given veterans who served in Vietnam disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange. But those exposed at U.S. bases are still waiting for the same benefits.
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The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool is a questionnaire on the National Cancer Institute website. The actor says her score prompted further tests and the discovery of an aggressive form of the disease.
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Expected in 2025, the Kenneth C. Griffin cancer research center will expand the efforts of the University of Miami's 400-strong team of experts.
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The EPA is tightening regulation of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices. The agency is trying to balance the interests of the health care industry supply chain with those of communities where the gas creates airborne health risks.
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Lawmakers in Tallahassee were poised this week to make it easier and cheaper for hundreds of thousands of Florida residents to undergo potentially life-saving skin cancer screenings by ensuring that all costs are covered by health insurance companies. Florida would be the second U.S. state – and the first in the South – to offer such subsidized screenings.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis called on the Florida Legislature to allocate $230 million to cancer-centered initiatives championed by his wife and breast cancer survivor, Casey.
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The case of a 49-year-old, healthy, nonsmoking Florida woman reflects how more research is required to save more lives - even after new data led to a recent change in national screening guidelines.
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Artificial intelligence software to aid radiologists has been moving rapidly into clinical use, where it shows great promise. But it’s a turnoff for some patients asked to pay out-of-pocket for technology that’s not ready for prime time.
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The National Cancer Institute award will fund a five-year study that will include 300 medical cannabis users and 300 non-medical users. Researchers hope to learn who would benefit most from cannabis.
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Dr. Alia Abdulla, a breast surgeon who works with the Broward Health Physician Group, recommends patients with high breast density get an additional test.
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A Tampa-area mom couldn't watch her 9-year-old's leukemia go untreated. She started campaigning to fix a broken system and get patients the treatments they need in the face of drug shortages.