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US Senator McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer

By VOA News on Jul 20, 2017 Featured, National, National/World

U.S. Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix said Wednesday. A malignant tumor was discovered after the Republican senator from Arizona, who is 80, underwent a surgical procedure last week to remove a 5-centimeter blood clot behind his left eye. “Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary […]

Alaska Native Tumor Registry Releases 45 Year Report on Alaska Native Cancer Incidence Rates

By Kodiak Area Native Association on Aug 26, 2015 Health

Cancer is the number one cause of death for Alaska Natives, with an average of 177 Alaska Native cancer deaths and more than 400 new cases of cancer diagnosed each year. In order to better understand the impact of cancer in Alaskan communities, the Alaska Native Tumor Registry released a 45 year report on the cancer […]