American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades A new report shows the pandemic and the overdose crisis helped push down the average life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row. Yuki Noguchi
UW cancer researcher tells us, ‘it’s been a ride.’ She’s hopeful about cancer vaccine prospects ‘We have a very important word before the vaccine. That word is cancer. In my experience, the fear of cancer trumps any fear of vaccines. I think most people who are coming to us are really trying to survive their cancer, or improve their chances of surviving their cancer.’ John O'Brien
Sick veterans demand medical coverage for illnesses caused by burn pits President Biden is urging Congress to send a burn-pits bill to his desk. Quil Lawrence
Here's how the Biden administration says it will halve cancer rates by 2047 President Biden is relaunching "Cancer Moonshot," an initiative he led as vice president. It aims to dramatically reduce cancer deaths and improve the experience of patients, survivors and families. Rachel Treisman
We're not dying of metastatic breast cancer. We're living with it Getting diagnosed with incurable breast cancer didn't end this reporter's life — it just marked a new chapter. She and others with the diagnosis have insights that might help you, too. Ina Jaffe
Common cancer screening methods are less accurate for Black women. A UW doctor has made it her mission to change that "I want Black women to know that it's okay to want to know what's going on with their body." Paige Browning
New Study Says Nearly 3/4 Million Cancers A Year Linked To Alcohol Use Most people don't realize alcohol consumption can cause cancer. A report in Lancet Oncology shows how big a risk factor it is for esophageal, mouth, larynx, colon, rectum, liver and breast cancers. Susan Brink
Global Causes Of Death: Significant Shifts From 2000 To 2019 The number 1 and 2 causes of death remain the same, but there have been a number of notable changes. And now there's a new disease to assess on the global landscape: COVID-19. Jason Beaubien
New Research Shows Dinosaurs Suffered From Malignant Cancer, Too For the first time, scientists have identified an aggressive bone cancer in the fibula of a dinosaur that lived 76 to 77 million years ago. Canadian researchers made the diagnosis of osteosarcoma.
Pandemic Deepens Cancer's Stress And Tough Choices For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides. Yuki Noguchi
