Sonya Liakh was diagnosed with eye cancer at age 2. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted her treatment, her family faced a desperate struggle.
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What We Know About Princess Kate’s Cancer Diagnosis
The princess said that the cancer had been discovered after abdominal surgery and that she was receiving “preventative chemotherapy.”
Princess Kate’s Cancer Diagnosis Plunges Royal Family Into Uncertainty
First King Charles and now Catherine, Princess of Wales, are facing grave health concerns, stretching an already slimmed-down monarchy.
A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Esophageal Cancer
A drug that unleashes the immune system offers a rare glimmer of hope for those with a cancer that resists most treatments.
Beirut’s Youngest Cancer Patients Lose Care Options After Blast
Many children undergoing chemotherapy in Lebanon now have nowhere to turn for treatment after an explosion destroyed hospitals and wiped out medicine stockpiles.
Coronavirus Threatens Americans With Underlying Conditions
Those with chronic health problems are more likely to develop severe illnesses and to die, research shows.
Cannabis-Based Medicines Approved for Use in England and Wales
The change comes after two highly publicized cases in which young epileptic patients depended on the treatments.
Lasker Awards Honor Advances in Modern Immunology
The prizes recognized the discoverers of B and T lymphocytes, pioneers in genetic engineering to fight breast cancer, and a nonprofit that helps get vaccines to the world’s poorest children.