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Sperm donor with rare genetic mutation fathered 67 children. Ten now have cancer, prompting calls for reform
The sperm of a man carrying a rare genetic mutation linked to cancer was used to conceive scores of children across Europe, ...
Ex-NY Rep. Joe Crowley’s 25-year-old Marine son dies from rare cancer: ‘Genuine love of life’
Ex-New York Rep. Joe Crowley’s 25-year-old son — a Marine and Naval Academy grad — has died from a rare cancer, his grieving ...
Sperm donor with rare genetic mutation fathered 67 children. 10 of them now have cancer
Children born from this sperm donor have since been identified in eight different European countries: Belgium, Denmark, ...
10 Children Conceived with Same Sperm Donor Develop Cancer — and the Man's Sperm Was Used by at Least 67 Families
After 10 children conceived with the same sperm donor were diagnosed with cancer, the sperm bank confirmed the donor had a ...
Mum pregnant with twins is diagnosed with rare cancer – and told she may have just a few years
Mum pregnant with twins is diagnosed with rare cancer – and told she may have just a few yearsThe Independent/ Lumen5 ...
FDA-approved FGFR inhibitors show promise against rare and aggressive pediatric brain tumor
A study led by researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the Broad Institute of MIT ...
Shocking case: Sperm donor with rare gene fathered 67 kids across Europe, now 10 of them have cancer
A man with a rare cancer-causing gene mutation donated sperm that was used to conceive at least 67 children, 10 of whom have ...
Patient with rare cancer finds hope in a Memorial Healthcare clinical trial
A Davie mom fighting a rare and rapidly spreading cancer is enrolled in a pioneering clinical trial at Memorial Cancer ...
Woman, 39, Thought She Had Food Poisoning. Turned Out It Was a Rare Form of Cancer and She Had to Have 13 Organs Removed
A U.K. woman had 13 organs removed following a rare cancer diagnosis. Rebecca Hind, 39, of Cumbria, England, initially thought she had food poisoning after feeling unwell following an office Christmas ...
Breakthrough Proton Therapy Wipes Out Rare Cancer With No Side Effects
The latest treatment is highly effective at eliminating hard-to-treat cancers while causing minimal side effects. Radiation ...
How a pioneering clinical trial is giving Florida woman with rare cancer hope
Eventually, though, Hetlage’s primary doctor ordered a scan of her calf that showed a tumor, and a biopsy led to the ...
Celebrity psychic medium underwent surgery for rare brain tumor
The famed personality revealed in a post that he’d been diagnosed with a colloid tumor near the center of his brain.