All posts tagged "Cancer"

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson called out the majority following a 7-2 Supreme Court ruling that sided with pesticide manufacturers and determined the EPA is the arbiter — not state courts — to decide on cancer warnings on labels.

The ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell reversed the Missouri Court of Appeals after John Durnell sued Monsanto in Missouri state court, claiming 20 years of using Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide designed to control weeds, caused his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He argued Monsanto failed to include a cancer warning on its label. A jury awarded him more than $1 million.

The majority's decision could signal that Roundup cancer plaintiffs nationwide will lose their primary avenue for state tort lawsuits. Their recourse is now limited to petitioning the EPA directly to change its assessment of glyphosate....

A medical scholar and physician known for mocking Republicans is asking questions about former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis.

It was announced on Sunday that Biden had been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer. Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene wished him well, but their MAGA base wasn't so kind.

On the left, most simply said they wished Biden the best, but not Howie Forman, a professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, public health (health policy), management, and economics at Yale University. ...

The Department of Government Efficiency's major funding and job cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is having a catastrophic effect on patients across the country who rely on federal programs to treat devastating diseases like cancer, according to a new report.

Yuki Noguchi with NPR wrote that In rural areas like Iowa, with particularly high cancer rates, patients rely on remote technology to connect them to specialists they might not otherwise be able to access. Now, however, DOGE cuts threaten access to the technology and programs they need.

"Doctors, hospitals and policymakers have been trying to fight [cancer] on multiple fronts, from attracting much-needed health care talent, to trying to increase screening, especially across the state's vast rural areas, where patients tend to get diagnosed later with late-stage cancers," Noguchi wrote. "But various Trump administration cuts, from contract freezes to funding caps on research institutions, could hamper or shut down such efforts, potentially leaving Iowans further behind in their fight against cancer."...

This article was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer, the congresswoman shared in a Sunday statement on social media platform X.

“My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis for pancreatic cancer,” Jackson Lee said. “I am currently undergoing treatment to battle this disease that impacts tens of thousands of Americans every year.”...

Women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting from the age of 40 to reduce their risk of dying from the disease, an influential U.S. body recommended on Tuesday.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts that receives federal funding, previously said that women in their 40s should make an individual decision about when to start mammograms based on their health history and reserved its mandatory recommendation for people turning 50.

Its new guidance was based on a review of evidence and a modeling study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, and finalizes a draft recommendation proposed last year....

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut drew criticism on Friday after appearing upset that his appearance on CNN was purportedly bumped for a story about Kate Middleton having cancer.

Murphy, a Democrat, is known for his passionate defense of shooting victims. In this case, however, he said he was scheduled to discuss the healthcare system in the United States.

Journalist Yashar Ali reported earlier in the day that he had been "told by multiple sources that U.S. networks will broadcast a special report on Kate Middleton’s health at 2 PM Eastern time today."...