The monarch revealed the positive outlook in a recorded message broadcast on British television as part of a campaign to promote screening, which increases the likelihood of successful treatment.
Cancer
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This nation has the fastest rising rate of cancer cases — and deaths — in the world
According to a new report, cancer rates are skyrocketing in this tiny country. What’s causing this to happen? And what steps can be taken to turn the tide?
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‘Cancer doesn’t care’: Patients pushed past divisive politics to lobby Congress
Hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer. The advocacy came just before the stalemate that has shut down the federal government.
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‘Death fold’ proteins can make cells self-destruct. Scientists want to control them
Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer’s by influencing how cells make life-or-death decisions.
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Elizabeth Gilbert opens up about sex, drugs and codependency in a new memoir
The Eat, Pray, Love author discusses her love affair with her best friend, which she says was life-changing but also marked by addiction and heartbreak. Gilbert’s memoir is All the Way to the River.
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Help is growing for the heavy emotional toll cancer takes on young men
Coping with cancer and its aftermath isn’t easy for anyone. But men tend to isolate more, seek less support and, alarmingly, die earlier than women. Young survivors are working to change that.
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French health ministry extends smoking ban
France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools from July 1st to protect children.
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Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer
Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from his personal office.
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Michelle Williams’ biggest takeaway from ‘Dying for Sex’: Pleasure belongs to you
Williams’ FX/Hulu series follows a woman with terminal cancer who decides to pursue her own sexual pleasure. She says the show is about sex, friendship and “being scared and brave at the same time.”
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Worried that she might have cancer, a young woman is comforted by a kind stranger
After getting some irregular test results, Alexis Agnew left her doctor’s appointment in tears. On her way out of the office, a receptionist stopped Alexis and comforted her while she cried.
