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The Young and the Restless star Dee Freeman dead at 66 after lung cancer battle

Actress Dee Freeman, known for roles in The Young and the Restless and Sistas, has died aged 66 following a battle with stage four lung cancer.

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How the Ministry of Justice knowingly exposed hundreds to cancer-causing gas in Dartmoor prison

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: In the midst of a growing prison overcrowding crisis, men were piled into HMP Dartmoor. Officials had been warned parts of the ageing Victorian prison were filled with dangerous levels of a toxic gas linked to 1,100 lung cancer deaths each year. But in its desperate scramble…

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Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer

As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking causes lung cancer.

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Vapes may cause cancer despite safer than smoking claim

Using nicotine-based vapes is likely to cause lung and oral cancer, even if e-cigarette users do not smoke tobacco, a watershed academic review has found.

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Barry Manilow 'in agony' as he waits for his 'voice to come back'

Veteran crooner Barry Manilow has admitted he's in "agony" as he waits for his "voice to come back" following lung cancer surgery.

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I write the songs… but not like that: Barry Manilow looks to modern muses

The 82-year-old singer announced his 33rd studio album just weeks after the singer received treatment for lung cancer.

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From the lab to clinical trials – why a preventative lung cancer vaccine could soon be a reality

It’s the third most common cancer in the UK, causing tens of thousands of deaths annually. But what if the disease, often only diagnosed when it’s too late, could be stopped before it even begins?

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Fears hundreds more inmates exposed to cancer-causing gas in UK prisons

Exclusive: Government investigating 42 prison and probation sites for high levels of radon gas, which is known to be a leading cause of lung cancer

The Independent UK

Barry Manilow's 'Depressing' Health Update: The Heartbreaking Reason Behind His Cancelled Residency and New Album

Barry Manilow opens up on lung cancer recovery, forcing Vegas shows and tour postponements, while teasing his uplifting new album What A Time with a Gary Barlow collaboration. Fans rally as the 82-year-old legend eyes a musical comeback.

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Barry Manilow reflects on cancer treatment: ‘There’s part of me that isn’t here’

‘You just don’t even think about (how fragile life is), and suddenly, you have lung cancer,’ said the iconic singer

The Independent UK

Barry Manilow: Cancer has really made me take stock of my life

“You just don’t even think about (how fragile life is), and suddenly, you have lung cancer’ - Barry Manilow

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Barry Manilow feared he was dying after lung cancer diagnosis

Veteran crooner Barry Manilow feared he was "dying" after he was diagnosed with lung cancer and credits his doctor with saving his life because he caught the disease so early.

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Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s interior – to look for pneumonia or another infection.

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Severe Covid or flu may raise the risk of lung cancer risk years later

Lung cancer is expected to kill nearly 125,000 Americans this year

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Biotech shares plunge after lung cancer drug's failure

An ASX biotech formerly worth over $500 million has lost most of its value after its drug failed to treat lung cancer effectively.

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Lung Cancer in 2026: Why Survival Rates Are Improving, and Where They Aren’t

Lung cancer survival trends in 2026 will not be influenced by dramatic medical reviews but by the effectiveness with which health systems perform basic tasks. Some regions are seeing an increase in survival rates, however this growth is infrastructure-driven.

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The “Silent” Killer in Your Basement: Radon Levels

The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, building up with every passing day. Radon does not sting the nose. It does not irritate the eyes. It does not turn the air a strange color. Yet…

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Barry Manilow forced to cancel shows as he shares 'depressing' health update

Manilow revealed at the end of last year he had been diagnosed with lung cancer

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Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer – here’s how to lower your risk

In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas exposure. Nationally, the number of lung cancer deaths attributed to radon is about 21,000 per year.

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Lindsey Vonn opens up on ‘hardest days’ after dog Leo dies day after Winter Olympics crash

The American skier revealed in a social media post that her dog passed away the day after she suffered a complex leg fracture in a crash at the Winter Olympics

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Lindsey Vonn Mourns the Demise Of Her Beloved Dog Leo, Who Passed Away Just a Day After Her Olympics Crash

American Alpine Ski Racer Lindsey Vonn is going through a very difficult time after recently losing her beloved dog, Leo. Vonn shared that Leo breathed his last just one day after she crashed at the Winter Olympics 2026. Lindsey took to her social media handle on Wednesday to pen a…

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Urgent call for action on lung cancer in people who have never smoked

In 2020, lung cancer in people who had never smoked was the fifth most common cause of cancer death worldwide

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France hopes to make screening for lung cancer routine by 2030

Screening for lung cancer could become as routine in France as checks for breast or colon cancer, according to Health Minister Stéphanie Rist, who says the country is preparing to roll out a pilot programme to screen thousands of at-risk individuals from next month.

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Barry Manilow postpones Las Vegas shows to ‘stay focused on healing’ after cancer surgery

Singer was diagnosed with lung cancer in December

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