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Saturday Memo: Thunder and more showers…ride to end cancer…Ken Griffey Jr.


That was loud. Unstable air mass triggered a lightning and thunder show over many parts of Puget Sound last night. And there’s a chance today for more flash showers, especially near the Cascade foothills. A whole lot of bikers with a cause. The  weekend-long ride Obliteride continues today through Sunday. Hundreds of bicyclists will be riding 25, […]




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Writer Caitlin Flanagan On Having Stage IV Cancer During The Pandemic

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Caitlin Flanagan about her new piece in The Atlantic called "I Thought Stage IV Cancer Was Bad Enough."




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'I'd rather sleep on the street': Homeless cancer patient scared to stay in Toronto's shelters amid COVID-19

Robert Boast, a homeless 60-year-old Toronto man with incurable prostate and colon cancer, told White Coat, Black Art that he is more frightened of catching COVID-19 than dying from cancer.




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Bone marrow donor registry pleas for more diversity to help save people with cancer

Despite not being able to help his niece as she battled aplastic anaemia, Daniel Roberts stayed on the bone marrow donor list, and just two years later he was reduced to tears when he got the call.




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Red meat and sausages may not cause cancer after all, report finds

A controversial study plays down the risk of heart disease and cancer from eating red meat, infuriating global health professionals.




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Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital executive claimed $500,000 in cancer research funding, CCC finds

More than half a million dollars meant for a hospital cancer research unit was claimed in overtime and annual leave payments by an ex-manager despite records showing she was often not entitled to it, WA's corruption watchdog finds.




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Mandurah Halo founder Dee Freitag won't stop helping others despite cancer taking her hair and breasts

Cancer has taken Dee Freitags hair and her breasts, and she is terrified it could still take her life. But the latest hardship in her life has also given her more determination than ever to help her community.







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Health insurer apologises after cancer patient left in limbo for a month

Health insurer apologises for failing to respond to a young man left fighting an aggressive leukaemia in Brisbane, who is unable to return to his home country of Colombia during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Phil says urgent cancer surgery is delayed because he's from a virus hot zone

A Tasmanian man in need of urgent cancer treatment says he has been refused surgery because his local hospital is in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak.




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First Australian farmer sues Monsanto, claiming Roundup caused his cancer

For the first time in Australia, a farmer is taking legal action against Monsanto the manufacturer of Roundup claiming it caused his cancer.




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Aged care royal commission chair Richard Tracey QC dies of cancer

Richard Tracey QC is remembered as wise, selfless and admired as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is told of the "complete shock" of his sudden death.




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Art exhibition celebrates the human form after breast cancer

A hospital corridor is not where you would normally find an art exhibition, but Busted is not a normal exhibition.




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Breast cancer survivors celebrate their life on the front lawn at local shire office

Visitors to the City of Greater Geraldton's council chambers earlier this week were greeted with a display of more than 200 pink silhouettes strategically placed on the grassed area near the main entrance .




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Prostate cancer nurse says not enough said about impact on sex, calls for support

This specialist nurse teaches thousands of prostate cancer survivors how to revitalise their sex life after diagnosis, but she is the only one of her kind in an area spanning 48,000 square kilometres.




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Cancer treatment video link trial to save patients the 1,500km trek to Perth for chemotherapy

Cancer patients in the remote Pilbara will soon be trialling chemotherapy via video link, saving them a 1,500-kilometre trip for life-saving treatment.




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Nearly 100 gene variants that put people at risk of cancer identified in new study

People undergoing genetic testing will have more certainty about whether the variants in their genes risk causing cancer or are completely harmless, after a new international study.




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Victorian school likely had 'unsafe' levels of chemicals in soil, inquiry into possible cancer cluster told

A Senate inquiry into a possible cancer cluster on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula hears evidence from high-profile lawyer Peter Gordon of a "disturbing number of cancer cases" connected to the early years of Bellarine Secondary College.



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Textile artists in Newcastle create Fearless Flowers campaign for ovarian cancer research

A group of textile artists in Newcastle has thrown down a challenge to artists around Australia to create hand-made flowers to raise funds for ovarian cancer research.



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Jill Emberson's fight for ovarian cancer research funding, because 'we can do it for our ovaries too'

What would you do if you were told you had 16 months to live? That was the harsh reality for Jill Emberson when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. With the survival rate of the disease half that of the breast cancer survival rate, she's using her last moments to make a change.




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Cancer patients raise a smile and a boost in confidence with artist's 'empowering' henna crowns

Jigna Chauhan offers free henna crowns to women who have lost their hair during chemotherapy treatments, helping them feel more positive and confident.



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Cancer Council has 90,000 reasons to go digital with its patient transport system

The Cancer Council uses new digital technology to transport more regional cancer patients to treatment.



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Tasmania news: Eleanor Oakley's family reaches fundraising target for US cancer treatment

DAILY BRIEFING: The family of three-year-old Eleanor Oakley, which has been fundraising so the young girl can travel to the US to receive cancer treatment, reaches its $300,000 target.




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Cancer patient 'gobsmacked' after former partner's jail sentence for assault thrown out

A cancer patient whose hysterectomy wound was split open after an assault by her former partner and carer, who has now won an appeal against his jail sentence, says she wants to see justice before she dies.




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Donna had 'no indication at all' she had breast cancer one month later she had a mastectomy

In just one month, Donna went from thinking she was "too young" to have breast cancer to having a mastectomy. Now she's decided to have her other breast removed.




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Kimba girl Edie Rayner renews plea for doctor to visit cancer patients

Last year, Edie Rayner wrote an open letter addressed to all the doctors of Australia. Like many regional towns, her Kimba does not have a permanent doctor but she's looking to change that.




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Glyphosate ruling sparks further controversy over common weedkiller's cancer link

A Federal Court ruling in the United States in favour of a man suffering from cancer has turned the spotlight again to one of the most commonly used global chemicals.




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Greens pioneer Deb Foskey faces fight of her life tackling cancer in the wake of house fire

Deb Foskey has survived the death of her teenage son, a career in politics, the threat of bushfire which has just claimed her home but now she faces the toughest fight of her life.




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Woman refused mammogram, told she was 'too young', then diagnosed with breast cancer

A 33-year-old Victorian woman who was repeatedly denied breast screenings because of her age is urging other women to "follow their instincts" after being diagnosed with cancer.





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Cancer patient 'showbag' could be rolled out nationally

A care package for people diagnosed with cancer could be rolled out nationally after its success in a regional community.



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Chair of Albury Wodonga Cancer Foundation Jenny Jensen



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Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre



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Volunteer 'cancer pals' make a difference to Albury Wodonga patients by raising funds and awareness

Eighteen months after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Regan Lions is fundraising as a way of saying thanks to the centre where she had some of her treatment.



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Breast cancer survivor microchips breast prosthesis to collect data on recovery

From smart watches to exercise monitors and devices that correct your posture, wearable tech is everywhere and now cancer survivor Kathy Reid has invented a smart breast.




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ACT Government considers fertility clinic to help young cancer patients preserve eggs and embryos

In a bid to bring down costs and ease the burden during an already difficult time, the ACT Government may establish a dedicated fertility-preservation clinic for women undergoing cancer treatment.



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The cost of cancer: Everyday Australians 'one critical health event' away from financial stress and poverty

Last year, Nigel Shedden got married to wife Belinda and together they moved into their dream home. Today, the couple are living with Mr Shedden's mother, and the home they spent 18 months building has been sold.




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The former cancer patient now helping her nurse, and other Canberra women, find a silver lining

When Sue Owen's hair fell out, she honed her skills in tying head scarves and "funking up" turbans. She now makes sure other patients "look fabulous".




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Cervical cancer 'cure' closer with gene-editing breakthrough, scientists say

In a world first, Queensland researchers say have been able to "cure" cervical cancer in mice using gene-editing technology and they are working towards performing human trials in the next five years.




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Men with breast cancer feeling isolated, overwhelmed by pink, Breast Cancer Network says

A Gold Coast father wants to raise awareness about breast cancer in men after he let a lump go undiagnosed for a year.




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Samuel Johnson is doing a 'lap of honour' for his sister Connie to raise $10m for cancer research





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Hugh Grant reprises 'Paddington 2' role to send message to 4-year-old fan with cancer

Grant personally responded to a video of the boy recreating his character Phoenix Buchanan's musical number from the film.





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Rachael Sage Releases New Single, All Proceeds To Benefit Women's Cancer Research

Rachael Sage Has Released A New Single, “Bravery’s On Fire" After Revealing Cancer Diagnosis; All Proceeds From Single And Charity Shows To Benefit Women's Cancer Research.




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Rachael Sage Releases New Single, All Proceeds To Benefit Women's Cancer Research

Rachael Sage Has Released A New Single, “Bravery’s On Fire" After Revealing Cancer Diagnosis; All Proceeds From Single And Charity Shows To Benefit Women's Cancer Research.