Finnian Garbutt, a popular young actor from Northern Ireland, asked fans on Wednesday to support his wife and child as he enters the “last stages” of a years-long bout with cancer. Garbutt had announced on Monday that he’d been in considerable pain in the past month and that “scans have shown that the cancer has … Read more
Actor Bruce Campbell said he was diagnosed with a “treatable” but not “curable” type of cancer. “I apologize if that’s a shock — it was to me too,” he said Monday in a post on X. “The good news is, I’m not gonna go into any more detail. I’m posting this, because professionally, a few … Read more
A rise in rectal cancer rates is driving an increase in colorectal cancer diagnoses in people younger than 65, according to a report published Monday from the American Cancer Society. Colorectal cancer rates in people under 65 are surging, with nearly half (45%) of new diagnoses occurring in this age group, up from 27% in … Read more
The federal task force that shapes recommendations for cancer screenings, heart disease prevention and other preventive services has not convened in almost a year — and it’s unclear whether the panel will convene again. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, created in 1984, is an independent panel of volunteer doctors, nurses and public health experts … Read more