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San Jose firefighters take part in cancer research after initial denial
San Jose said no to letting its firefighters participate in a state-funded cancer prevention and research program — until pressure forced the city to reverse course.
Encinitas deputy mayor to take two-month leave to care for husband with cancer
Encinitas Councilmember Joy Lyndes, who serves as the city’s deputy mayor and represents the Cardiff region, will take a two-month, family medical leave starting March 17 to care for her husband, who ...
Common Medical Scan ‘Routinely’ Delivers Excess Radiation, May Cause 36,000 Cases of Cancer a Year
The scans are estimated to cause 2% of annual cancers — but new measures could keep the radiation levels in check.
2 new cancer treatment centers are coming to SLO County. Here’s where and when
Two new state-of-the-art cancer centers are coming soon to San Luis Obispo County. The cities of San Luis Obispo and ...
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New drug shows promise for treating liver disease and cancer
A recent study published on January 31, 2024, in Nature Aging introduces a potential new drug that could help. Scientists believe this drug can remove harmful “zombie” cells from the liver and slow ...
Medical Xpress on MSN8d
A new way to predict cancer's spread? Scientists look at 'stickiness' of tumor cells
By assessing how “sticky” tumor cells are, researchers at the University of California San Diego have found a potential way ...