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Pancreatic cancer: New drug extends lives but isn't a cure
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She lost her womb to cancer at 32 – now she helps younger people with cancer navigate recovery and work
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Life-saving breast cancer and endometriosis drug to be discontinued
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I'm building a parallel internet, and it's called The Thinnernet
Since 2020, I've taken on a Steve Jobs alter-ego (on a very, very part time basis, and often for humor purposes). The first essay I wrote wasn't even related to hardware, or solar powered-conscious operating systems that began around the same time. It was actually about one of my former jobs, regarding Knowledge Bases.
Study that was sidelined by Trump administration tells Americans to limit themselves to one drink per day
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Adults should have no more than one drink a day, a team of scientists says
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Veterans face surprising threat after cancer diagnosis, study reveals
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Boris Johnson described Theresa May as a ‘giant Yucca tree under whose shade everything dies’
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'I never thought my headaches could have been a cancer red flag'
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