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5 days ago | survivornet.com | Kavontae Smalls

Despite his stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis, “Mavericks” frontman Raul Malo, 59, continues to perform, and in doing so, he rekindled his love for a 20-year-old song about aging and navigating life’s challenges since battling cancer. Over the years, colon cancer treatment advances have become more precise with targeted treatments, meaning doctors often test for specific changes or genetic mutations that cause cancer growth. Colon cancer is very treatable and curable if caught early.

1 week ago | survivornet.com | Kavontae Smalls

The number of prostate cancer cases has risen by 3% per year from 2014 through 2019, according to an American Cancer Society study. Improved testing methods and more men screening for prostate cancer have contributed to the growth. Research published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests another possible reason for increased prostate cancer diagnoses and possible overdiagnosis.

1 month ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

Haylee Busby, a 20-year-old dispatcher in Carson City, Nevada, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of liver cancer called Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) after experiencing “severe weakness in her legs.” She has just stared her first round of immunotherapy and her older sister has made a GoFundMe to help with the financial burden of her cancer journey.

1 month ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

The U.S. government is preparing to make moves to get food dyes out of what we eat—such as Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, and Green 3—and we’re looking into what risks come along with consuming foods or drinks with artificial food dyes, and reminding you that there’s inconclusive evidence that they are dangerous to the majority of the U.S. population.

2 months ago | survivornet.com | Danielle Cinone

Legendary baseball player Babe Ruth, passed away from a rare type of head and neck cancer called nasopharyngeal carcinoma on August 16, 1948—and aside from his impressive pitching career, many don’t know that he played an influential role in the study of cancer treatments. Ruth took part in one of the first chemotherapy clinical trials, taking the drug teropterin (a precursor to methotrexate, a chemotherapy drug still used today).