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Taking daily low-dose aspirin could almost halve the risk of colorectal cancer recurrence for some patients whose tumors have a particular genetic mutation, a new study finds.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel provided an unfortunate medical update on defensive coordinator Terrell Williams on Friday.

Dr. Kimmie Ng of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discusses challenges unique to patients with young-onset colorectal cancer.

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If more and more young people are dying of colorectal cancer, why aren't we talking about it? Is it because we're too ashamed of our bodies?Rates of colorectal cancer are rising, especially for people under 50. But it's hard to raise awareness for a cancer that a lot of us find hard to talk about. In a recent essay for The Cut, writer Laurie Abraham described her experience of colon cancer, which included a lot of embarrassment. Talking about your bowel movements is...not fun. Can you relate?Today, Brittany is joined by Laurie and Dr. Kimmie Ng, Co-Director of the Colon and Rectal Cancer Center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, to get into the cultural shame around how we talk about colon cancer - and how that extends to a lack of funding and research.Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: @bmluseFor handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR's Pod Club newsletter at npr.org/podclub.

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Lung cancer screening guidelines do not exist for individuals who never smoked, but data presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer indicate they may be necessary.In a study of 1,000 Asian women who never smoked, low-dose CT detected lung cancer at a similar rate as trials that included patients with elevated risk.

Dr Wen discussed the significance of the FDA approval of dordaviprone for patients at least 1 year of age with H3K27M-mutated diffuse midline glioma.

Researchers explore innovative macrocyclic peptides to target small cell lung cancer, revealing promising therapeutic strategies for this aggressive disease.

When his pancreatic cancer recurred, Bob Fortin was given 10 months to live-but a clinical trial of a new targeted therapy has stabilized his cancer.

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