Category: cancer

Doctor, Cancer-Free for 15 Years, Shares His 5 Methods

Cancer is the kind of disease that strikes fear at its mere mention, much less a definite diagnosis. However, when Japanese doctor Takashi Funato was diagnosed with cancer, he began to reflect on his life. After changing his lifestyle, he has not had a relapse for 15 years after the surgery. Funato, director of the…


Brazilian Soccer Legend Pele Not Under Palliative Care, Daughter Says

SAO PAULO—Brazil great Pele has not been moved to palliative care, one of his daughters said on Sunday, downplaying reports that he was in end-of-life care after the 82-year-old was hospitalized last week to reevaluate his treatment as he battles colon cancer. One of the greatest soccer players of all time, Pele had a tumor…


Pele in Stable Condition After Admission to Brazilian Hospital

SAO PAULO—Brazilian soccer legend Pele is in a stable condition after he was admitted to hospital on Tuesday to reevaluate his cancer treatment, the hospital said in a statement on Wednesday. “After medical evaluation, the patient was taken to a common room, with no need for admission in a semi-intensive care unit,” the Albert Einstein…


Study: Immune Anticancer Agents Can Increase the Risk of Diabetes

Immune anticancer agents are drugs that prevent cancer cells from evading the body’s immune system or enable immune cells to better recognize and attack the cancer cells. They are the most attention-grabbing anticancer therapeutic agents in recent years. Immunotherapy, also known as biologic therapy, refers to using the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Cancer…


Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin, Who Recently Won Reelection, Dies at 61

U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin, a Virginia Democrat who recently won reelection, died after a yearslong battle with colorectal cancer, his office announced on Monday. He was 61. “We are all devastated at the passing of our boss and friend, Congressman Donald McEachin,” Tara Rountree, his chief of staff, said in a statement. “Valiantly, for years now,…


Woman Beats Stage 4 Lung Adenocarcinoma, Shares Story

“I want to live a wonderful life even with stage four cancer,” said Cincia. At the age of 33, she was diagnosed with advanced lung adenocarcinoma. However, she overcame the four percent survival rate and successfully fought cancer for 10 years. At the same time, she also runs a fan page, publishes books, and gives…


Neighbors Throw Party for ‘Best Mailman Ever’ Who Retired Early to Start Cancer Treatment

When a group of neighbors from North Carolina learned that their favorite mailman was taking early retirement to battle cancer, they leaped into action to show him how much he meant to them. Within days, they’d organized a party, collected cards, and gifts, and raised money to help with his medical bills. Mail carrier “Mr….


100 Farmers, Neighbors Help Harvest Iowa Farmer’s Crops After He Died Suddenly From Cancer

When an Iowa farmer died suddenly and unexpectedly from lung cancer, his neighbors rallied together within days to reap the corn crops he left behind. His family, deeply humbled, are grateful for the tight-knit community that showed their love and saved their harvest. Born and raised in Creston, Iowa, Paul Baker farmed around 500 acres…


Methionine-Restricted Diet a Promising Cancer Treatment

The idea of hitting cancer cells where they’re vulnerable is the basis of conventional cancer treatments such as radiation or chemotherapy, which target the DNA of malignant cells. But researchers also have identified other, cancer-specific vulnerabilities. Cancer cells have unique nutritional needs that differ from the healthy cells around them, and identifying these cancer-specific characteristics…


‘A Very Bright Light in My Life’: 17-Year-Old With Terminal Cancer Marries Her Best Friend

A 17-year-old Nevada high schooler with terminal brain cancer has married her best friend and, with the support of both their families, is candidly sharing her cancer journey with a growing audience on social media. Originally from Bernal, Utah, Samantha Clark now lives in Elko, Nevada, with her husband, 18-year-old Brayden Gottfried. Clark was diagnosed…