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Sophie Kinsella lost her short term memory after undergoing brain cancer surgery.
GROUNDHOG DAY

‘Shopaholic’ Author Had To Be Reminded Daily She Had Cancer

‘The Confessions of a Shopaholic’ author lost her short-term memory after undergoing surgery for incurable brain cancer.

David Gardner

Sophie Kinsella, international best selling chick-lit author, at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival on March 21, 2018 in Oxford, England.
‘LONELY AND SCARY’

Author Sophie Kinsella Reveals Devastating Brain Cancer

“At the moment all is stable and I am feeling generally very well, though I get very tired and my memory is even worse than it was before,” she wrote.

Edith Olmsted

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OPTIMISTIC

‘Tiny Pretty Things’ Star Reveals Brain Tumor Diagnosis

He told followers he is “confident” doctors will be able to remove “most of the tumor.”

Mark Alfred

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RUN THE BLOCKADE

This Dissolving Implant May Save Lives From Brain Cancer

Brain tumors are notoriously aggressive and resistant to treatment. A new biodegradable ultrasound could change that.

Neel V. Patel

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HEARTBREAKING

Nick Cannon’s 5-Month-Old Son Dies From Brain Cancer

The comedian announced his son’s tragic passing on his talk show on Tuesday morning. “You can’t heal until you feel,” he said.

Cheyenne Roundtree

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DISCOUNT DENIED

Firm That Sells $1,000 Cancer Pill Drops Medicare Program

It dropped out after hiking the price from $50 over the course of a decade.

Tracy Connor

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‘A WALKING MASTERCLASS’

Broadway’s Lawrence Clayton Dead at 64 After Cancer Battle

Clayton passed away Nov. 2 after a two-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Patricia Kelly Yeo

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GRIEF

They Didn’t Want Their 2-Year-Old to Go. So They Froze Her.

The new Netflix doc “Hope Frozen” tells the story of the Naovaratpongs, a couple who lost their 2-year-old daughter to a brain tumor—and made her the youngest person frozen ever.

Nick Schager

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BEST NEWS ALL DAY

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Shows Largest Drop on Record

Researchers point to significant improvements in prevention and treatment of lung cancer and melanoma.

Jamie Ross

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AT RISK

Obesity-Related Cancer Rises Steeply for U.S. Millennials

Report warns the problem could set back progress on cancer.

Jamie Ross

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PING

Study Links Cellphone Use With Brain Cancer, But Don’t Worry

Link has only been shown in male rats involving frequencies that aren’t in use anymore.

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