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Cancer Diagnosis Tied to Higher Crime Risk
Cancer Diagnoses Can
Create Mini-Walter Whites
NEW STUDY
Mar 5, 2026 7:40 AM CST

Cancer Diagnoses Can Create Mini-Walter Whites

Study links post-diagnosis rise in both minor and violent crimes, much like Breaking Bad scenario

(Newser) - A cancer diagnosis may change more than your outlook on life, suggests a new Danish study that finds patients are more likely to end up with a criminal conviction in the decade that follows. Per ScienceAlert , researchers tracked more than 368,000 people diagnosed with cancer between 1980 and 2018...

Colorectal Cancer Now Looks Like a Generational Problem

People born in 1990 face double or quadruple the risk of those born in 1950

(Newser) - Colorectal cancer, the type that killed James Van Der Beek at 48, is lately looking a lot less like "Grandpa's disease." A new American Cancer Society analysis finds that nearly half (45%) of new colorectal cancer cases are now diagnosed in adults younger than 65, as rates...

Jersey Shore's Snooki': 'Not the News That I Was Hoping For'

Nicole Polizzi, 38, says she has Stage 1 cervical cancer, but it was caught early and 'could be worse'

(Newser) - Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi announced on Friday that she has cervical cancer. The former Jersey Shore star said in a video posted to TikTok that a biopsy had revealed the Stage 1 cancer, per the AP . "Obviously not the news that I was hoping for," she said, sitting...

He Wrote Hits for Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston

Prolific pop hitmaker Billy Steinberg dies of cancer at 75

(Newser) - Billy Steinberg, the lyricist behind some of the most recognizable pop hits of the 1980s and '90s, has died in California after a long battle with cancer, his attorney confirmed to Variety . He was 75. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011, Steinberg was best known for...

Van Der Beek's GoFundMe Sees Some Big-Name Donors

Steven Spielberg donates $25K, while actor Zoe Saldana and director Jon M. Chu also contribute

(Newser) - Steven Spielberg has quietly stepped in to help James Van Der Beek's family, contributing $25,000 to a GoFundMe set up after the actor's death from colorectal cancer. The fund, launched by friends to support Van Der Beek's widow, Kimberly, and their six children after cancer treatment...

Pandemic Stalling on Cancer Care Cost Lives
Cancer Patients Suffered a
Pandemic Double Whammy
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Feb 6, 2026 5:05 PM CST

Cancer Patients Suffered a Pandemic Double Whammy

Research: Disruptions to diagnoses, treatment in COVID era proved deadly for cancer patients

(Newser) - During the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts worried that disruptions to cancer diagnosis and treatment would cost lives. A new study suggests they were right. The federally funded study published Thursday by the medical journal JAMA Oncology is being called the first to assess the effects of pandemic-related...

'The Poster Boy for Cancer' Has Good News

Dave Coulier says cancer at the base of his tongue is now in remission

(Newser) - Dave Coulier, the self-described "poster boy for cancer," says he's beaten back the disease for a second time. The 66-year-old Full House alum told Good Morning America on Wednesday that a cancer at the base of his tongue, p16 squamous carcinoma, is now in remission. Coulier described...

Colorectal Cancer Is Now the No. 1 Cancer Death Under 50
Cancer Is Declining in Younger
People, With One Exception
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Jan 25, 2026 2:32 PM CST

Cancer Is Declining in Younger People, With One Exception

Colorectal cancer is the now the No. 1 cancer death in those under 50

(Newser) - Cancer deaths are declining among people under 50—except for one unwanted exception. Colorectal cancer continues to rise, and it's now the leading cause of cancer death in this age group, reports NBC News . "It is absolutely an outlier," says Rebecca Siegel of the American Cancer Society,...

Cancer Survival in the US Hits a Milestone

70% in US now live 5 years beyond diagnosis, owing to advances in treatment, early detection

(Newser) - Seven out of 10 Americans diagnosed with cancer now make it at least five years, a threshold experts say marks a turning point in the disease's grip on the country. The American Cancer Society's new annual report finds five-year survival has climbed from about 50% in the 1970s...

It Ends With Us Author Reveals Stress-Related Cancer

Colleen Hoover says she's now in the clear, nearing the end of radiation treatment

(Newser) - Colleen Hoover has more than a new book release to celebrate this week. The best-selling author of It Ends With Us informed fans on Monday that she's in the final stretch of radiation treatment for cancer. "Second to last day of radiation!" she wrote in an Instagram...

Dilbert Creator Scott Adams in Hospice Amid Cancer Battle
Dilbert Creator
Scott Adams Has Died
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Jan 13, 2026 10:29 AM CST

Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Has Died

Cartoonist, 68, had been in hospice care

(Newser) - Dilbert creator Scott Adams has died at age 68, reports Variety . Adams had been battling metastatic prostate cancer. News of the cartoonist's death was shared by his ex-wife Shelley Miles at the Scott Adams School , formerly known as Coffee With Scott Adams. In a final message, Adams wrote, "...

Stranger Things Mom Was Surprised Not to Be Asked Back

Jennifer Marshall, who played Max's mom, says appearance would have secured health insurance

(Newser) - Max's mom was missing from Stranger Things' final season—and the woman who plays her says the absence had real-world consequences. Jennifer Marshall, who portrayed Susan Hargrove in Seasons 2 and 4, says a brief return in Season 5 could have helped her qualify for SAG-AFTRA health coverage while...

Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse Announces His 'Death Sentence'

Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis comes after he left Senate to lead University of Florida

(Newser) - Former Sen. Ben Sasse put up a candid social media post on Tuesday, announcing that he was diagnosed last week with metastatic Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, calling it "a death sentence" and adding bluntly, "I'm gonna die." The Nebraska Republican, 53, wrote that while the diagnosis...

NFL Star's Routine Drug Test Turned Up Cancer

Alex Singleton's testicular cancer discovery came as Denver pushes toward the playoffs

(Newser) - An unexpected twist in a routine NFL drug test may have saved the life of Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton. Just days before a critical matchup last month against the Las Vegas Raiders, Singleton, 32, learned he had testicular cancer after a random drug test flagged elevated levels of hCG—...

King Charles to Share Candid Cancer Message in TV Appeal

Monarch to urge cancer screenings, share his own recovery reflections in Friday night fundraiser

(Newser) - Viewers in the UK will hear directly from King Charles about his experience with cancer during a televised fundraising special on Friday night. Buckingham Palace says the monarch has taped a video message about his "recovery journey" that will air at 8pm local time (3pm ET) as part of...

After Surviving Cancer, Dave Coulier Gets a Nasty 'Shock'

Actor diagnosed with a separate, HPV-related tongue cancer

(Newser) - The trials keep coming for Fuller House star Dave Coulier, who revealed Tuesday he's battling a second, unrelated cancer just months after declaring himself a survivor of stage 3 non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Coulier, 66, told the Today show that he was diagnosed with HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue cancer during a routine...

'People Should Be Outraged': FDA Yanks Talc Testing Plan

It announced it would withdraw proposed rule for testing cosmetics made with talc

(Newser) - "People should be outraged," and some public health advocates are: The FDA has done an about-face on a Biden-era proposal that would have forced makeup manufacturers to test talc-containing products for asbestos, reports the Hill . The agency's decision means cosmetics made with talcum powder, a mineral that...

Cancer Survival Rate in the US Is Steadily Rising

Almost 1 in 10 Americans has had a cancer diagnosis, but more patients are surviving

(Newser) - Nearly one in 10 American adults now report having been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives—a notable jump from 7% in 2008-2009, according to the latest data from Gallup . Gallup says 9.7% of around 41,000 people surveyed in 2024 and the first three-quarters of...

Cuts in NIH Funding Crash Down on 74K Study Subjects

'Disruption to the research enterprise was profound and substantial'

(Newser) - More than 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the National Institutes of Health's funding cuts, according to a new report. Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease, and brain disease....

Patients With Colon Cancer May See Extra GLP-1 Benefits

Those on weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy see lower death rates than those not taking them

(Newser) - Medications like Wegovy and Ozempic, known for managing diabetes and promoting weight loss, may also be linked to significantly lower death rates in colon cancer patients, according to a new study cited by the Independent . Researchers at UC San Diego reviewed medical records for more than 6,800 colon cancer...

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