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New Clinical Trial Opportunities Emerge for Brain Cancer Patients
Approximately 15,000 Americans will be diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive brain cancer, this year.
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A Closer Look at Glioblastoma and New Reasons for Hope
Approximately 15,000 Americans will be diagnosed with glioblastoma this year. Although considered a rare cancer, doctors are seeing an increase in cases of the aggressive and deadly brain cancer that’s notoriously hard to treat. A local organization that’s helping enroll brain cancer patients in clinical trials around the world gives signs of hope. “This is a really devastating disease,”...
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Atlanta News Anchor Jovita Moore Dies From Brain Cancer
Longtime Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore has died after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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DC Health Care Workers Support Nurse With Cancer
A D.C. nurse at MedStar Washington Hospital Center has spent his career caring for patients — but now he’s fighting for his own life, battling brain cancer.
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DC Health Care Workers Rally Around Nurse Fighting Brain Cancer
A nurse from MedStar Washington fighting brain cancer has gained widespread support from D.C. health care workers. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Manassas Woman Walks 5K for Cancer Research
A Manassas, Virginia, woman who has survived a rare brain cancer twice walked a 5K to benefit cancer research. News4’s Aimee Cho has her story of survival and how “Race for Hope” is giving back while social distancing.
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Former Cardinals Outfielder Chris Duncan Dies at 38
Chris Duncan, the former outfielder who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series, died Friday. He was 38. Duncan, the son of former St. Louis pitching coach Dave Duncan and brother of former major leaguer Shelley Duncan, died of brain cancer in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. “The Cardinals are deeply saddened by the passing of Chris...
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News4 Your Sunday: Studying Cancer in Dogs and Kids
Ulrike Szalay, executive director of the Canines-N-Kids Foundation, sits down with Molette Green to discuss how cancer research benefits can cross species lines.
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Meghan McCain Makes Tearful Return to ‘The View'
Meghan McCain is back on “The View” for the first time since the August death of her father, Sen. John McCain. She made a tearful return Monday, thanking viewers and her colleagues for their support. She said the idealism for America that her father talked about didn’t die with him when the former presidential candidate succumbed to brain cancer Aug....
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All-Star Father Goes Above and Beyond For Daughter with Brain Cancer
News4’s Leon Harris talks to Joe Alexander, who has a special relationship with his daughter Julia, who was diagnosed with brain cancer four years ago. Joe said he always make sure to stay attentive, taking Julia to a park and putting notes in her lunch box.
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Will Joe Run? Biden Feels the Push to Take on Trump in 2020
Shortly after Joe Biden boarded a recent flight from Washington to New York, a string of passengers began stopping at his seat in coach to deliver some version of the same message: Run, Joe, run. “We’re with you,” one said, according to a Democratic strategist who happened to be on the plane and witnessed the scene. “You’ve got to do...
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John McCain Buried at Naval Academy After 5-Day-Procession
Sen. John McCain’s final journey ended Sunday on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend. A horse-drawn caisson carrying the senator’s casket led a procession of mourners from the academy’s chapel to its cemetery following a private service. The senator’s widow,...
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Meghan McCain Takes Shots at President Trump While Honoring Her Late Father
Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, appeared to take shots at President Donald Trump during her eulogy at her father’s funeral.
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Joe Biden: McCain's Code is ‘Ageless'
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who served with John McCain in the Senate, praised McCain’s values during a memorial service at an Arizona church on Aug. 30, 2018.
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Google Maps Mistakenly Shows ‘McCain Senate Office Building'
While lawmakers debated a proposal to rename a building after the late Sen. John McCain, Google Maps displayed “McCain Senate Office Building” on its website for several hours Wednesday....
The mix-up comes as President Donald Trump has accused Google and other U.S. tech companies of rigging search results about him “so that almost all stories & news is BAD.” Trump offered... -
Under Pressure, Trump Re-Lowers White House Flag for McCain
Glowering in public and near-silent for two days, President Donald Trump relented under pressure on Monday by tersely recognizing Sen. John McCain’s “service to our country” and re-lowering the White House flag. While much of the nation remembered McCain’s record as a war hero, longtime senator and presidential nominee over the weekend, Trump had nursed his grievances. McCain had been...
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Bipartisan Call to Rename Senate Building for John McCain
Senators from both sides of the aisle are calling for a Senate office building to be renamed in honor of John McCain.
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McCain Mourned as a ‘Hero and Statesman' as Tributes Flow
Presidents past and present joined members of Congress from both parties and world leaders in mourning Sen. John McCain and praising him for a lifetime of service and accomplishments. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, who blocked the Arizona Republican’s own White House ambitions, are among those expected to speak at McCain’s funeral. “My heart is broken,” Cindy...
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Maryland Firefighter in Fight of His Life With Cancer
A Maryland firefighter battling a type of cancer firefighters are prone to get says he has only a few months to live unless a successful treatment is found.
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Sen. John McCain Stops Cancer Treatment
The family of Sen. John McCain released a statement saying that the Arizona Republican has stopped treatment for brain cancer.