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Five-year survival from pediatric cancer rises to nearly 90% overall, but disparities by race and cancer type remain

Nearly nine in 10 young people with cancer were alive five years after diagnosis by 2017—up from six in 10 in 1975, according to the first comprehensive update of U.S. childhood cancer survival statistics in over a decade published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Five-year survival from pediatric cancer rises to nearly 90% overall, but disparities by race and cancer type remain

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Farm Workers Sound Alarm on Underreported Bird Flu Numbers

The number of farm workers infected with avian flu in Yakima Valley, Washington, is much higher than reported, unions claim.

  • Over 30 dairy herds infected in Yakima Valley outbreak.
  • United Farm Workers claims 30+ infections, county reports 3.
  • Union cites underreporting due to ICE surge and worker fears.

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