Cancer /tags/cancer Cancer en-US Copyright Ů/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 14 May 2025 23:39:45 GMT After being shut down by federal layoffs, registration portal for major firefighter cancer study is back online /2025-05-14/massive-firefighter-cancer-study-cdc-niosh-kennedy-wildfire After being shut down “indefinitely” at the start of April, the registration portal of the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer is operational again. The registry is considered by many to be one of the largest and most promising efforts to further understand cancer risks among firefighters, including wildland firefighters. Wed, 14 May 2025 23:39:45 GMT /2025-05-14/massive-firefighter-cancer-study-cdc-niosh-kennedy-wildfire Murphy Woodhouse This Summit County nonprofit uses vacant homes to provide families with sick and terminally ill loved ones a vacation /news/2025-05-08/this-summit-county-nonprofit-uses-vacant-homes-to-provide-families-with-sick-and-terminally-ill-loved-ones-a-vacation Domus Pacis Family Respite, a Frisco-based non-profit organization, sets up cancer patients and their families with vacations to the mountains. Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/this-summit-county-nonprofit-uses-vacant-homes-to-provide-families-with-sick-and-terminally-ill-loved-ones-a-vacation Kit Geary, Summit Daily News Why cannabis holds real promise as a treatment for cancer, according to a sweeping new study /podcast/inthenoco/2025-05-07/why-cannabis-holds-real-promise-as-a-treatment-for-cancer-according-to-a-sweeping-new-study Medical marijuana holds serious promise as a treatment for cancer and its symptoms. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping new study from an organization based in Evergreen that reviewed thousands of research papers. The findings showed that cannabis was a powerful tool for helping patients with pain from cancer treatment – and that cannabis was even helpful in shrinking tumors in a laboratory. Wed, 07 May 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-05-07/why-cannabis-holds-real-promise-as-a-treatment-for-cancer-according-to-a-sweeping-new-study In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner Federal layoffs shut down registry that studied links between firefighters and cancer ‘indefinitely’ /2025-04-11/federal-layoffs-shut-down-firefighter-cancer-registry The move comes in the wake of massive Trump administration layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services, the parent agency of the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which runs the program. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:46:58 GMT /2025-04-11/federal-layoffs-shut-down-firefighter-cancer-registry Murphy Woodhouse Survey sheds light on access to cancer care for rural Mountain West residents /regional-news/2024-08-16/survey-sheds-light-on-access-to-cancer-care-for-rural-mountain-west-residents Many respondents told researchers they would like more visiting specialists to come to their communities. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:32:45 GMT /regional-news/2024-08-16/survey-sheds-light-on-access-to-cancer-care-for-rural-mountain-west-residents Rachel Cohen US Senate votes to expand radiation-exposure compensation, from Guam to original A-bomb test site /regional-news/2023-07-28/us-senate-votes-to-expand-radiation-exposure-compensation-from-guam-to-original-a-bomb-test-site The U.S. Senate has endorsed a major expansion of a compensation program for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing and the mining of uranium during the Cold War. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:32:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-28/us-senate-votes-to-expand-radiation-exposure-compensation-from-guam-to-original-a-bomb-test-site Morgan Lee, Associated Press Wildland firefighters strongly encouraged to enroll in new national registry for cancer /news/2023-05-21/wildland-firefighters-strongly-encouraged-to-enroll-in-new-national-registry-for-cancer The National Fire Registry, which seeks to better understand the link between firefighting and serious diseases like cancer, recently launched its online enrollment system. Wildland firefighters, who have proven more challenging research subjects than structure firefighters, are being encouraged to enroll. Sun, 21 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-05-21/wildland-firefighters-strongly-encouraged-to-enroll-in-new-national-registry-for-cancer Murphy Woodhouse News brief with The Colorado Sun: Housing aid from the state, and questions around one community's cancer rate /news/2023-02-14/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-housing-aid-from-the-state-and-questions-around-one-communitys-cancer-rate Ů's Dylan Simard was joined by Michael Booth of The Colorado Sun to discuss the state's housing policy, as well as a look at a community that has struggled with cancer while a nearby business works with a carcinogenic chemical. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:51:25 GMT /news/2023-02-14/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-housing-aid-from-the-state-and-questions-around-one-communitys-cancer-rate Dylan Simard Center for American Indian Health launches cancer initiative for Native communities in Southwest /regional-news/2022-04-26/center-for-american-indian-health-launches-cancer-initiative-for-native-communities-in-southwest The program will focus on breast, colorectal and stomach cancers. It will start in Apache and Navajo communities, but the goal is to find solutions for any tribe. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:31:21 GMT /regional-news/2022-04-26/center-for-american-indian-health-launches-cancer-initiative-for-native-communities-in-southwest Dave Rosenthal Johnson & Johnson Hit With $29 Million Verdict In Mesothelioma Case /npr-news/2019-03-14/johnson-johnson-hit-with-29-million-verdict-in-mesothelioma-case The woman said she used J&J talc-based products in the 1960s and '70s and later developed mesothelioma. The pharmaceutical company says its product is safe and plans to appeal. Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:46:23 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-14/johnson-johnson-hit-with-29-million-verdict-in-mesothelioma-case Matthew S. Schwartz