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Cancer-causing chemical found in 78 sunscreen products
By Rachael Rettner published
The FDA should better define limits for benzene in sunscreen, the company said.

Cancer patients weren't responding to therapy. Then they got a poop transplant.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The gut microbiome may be critical to immunotherapy.

Cancer vaccine helped keep melanoma under control for years in small study
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists tested a vaccine for melanoma in a small trial.

2 infants inhaled cancer cells from mothers during birth
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The infants who were born to mothers with cervical cancer may have developed lung cancer after "aspirating" tumor cells

Parasite found in cat poop linked to higher brain cancer risk in humans
By Ashley P. Taylor published
Here's another reason to cook your meat and take care around cat litter.

Drug tricks cancer cells by impersonating a virus
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The drug has been tested in mice and a small group of human patients.

Timothy Ray Brown, 1st person cured of HIV, dies after cancer relapse
By Nicoletta Lanese published
He was cured of HIV while receiving cancer treatment over a decade ago.

What is chemotherapy?
By Isobel Whitcomb published
Chemotherapy has been widely used for treating cancer but it's side effects can be severe.
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