A 39-year-old man saw blood in his poop. He had colon cancer.

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Russ Read-Barrow was 39 when he first noticed blood in his poop.

Russ Read-Barrow

My father died of cancer at 72. A $12,000 longevity exam at a Silicon Valley clinic found both good and bad news in my DNA.

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Daniel Allen getting blood drawn.
A nurse collected 16 vials of blood for the test at Human Longevity. One vial was sent to a genomics lab to assess my genetic risks for various diseases.

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The CEO of the Livestrong Foundation shares 4 daily habits to reduce her risk of cancer

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Suzanne Stone
Suzanne Stone, the president and CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, gets regular cancer screenings and practices a few daily habits to stay healthy.

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She got breast cancer at 19. At 24, she's going through menopause at the same time as her mom.

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Miranda McKeon, an actor and health advocate, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 19. Years later, she's still managing the side effects of treatment, including early symptoms of menopause.

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A 49-year-old triathlete suddenly lost vision in one eye. He was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, despite never smoking.

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Dave Nitsche, 57, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer despite being a highly active non-smoker with no family history of lung cancer.

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The $950 cancer blood test is here: 5 things to consider before ordering yours

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Grail's $950 blood test isn't FDA-approved yet, but you can get one easily via telemedicine.

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I survived breast cancer. I wasn't prepared for what came next.

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The author said that she is grateful to have been in remission for five years, but surviving cancer is hard in ways she wasn't expecting.

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AI curing cancer has become a meme. This Google researcher is actually trying to do it.

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Tech Memo author Alistair Barr with Yossi Matias (right), head of Google Research, at Google I/O.
Tech Memo author Alistair Barr with Yossi Matias (right), head of Google Research, at Google I/O.

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3 new low-cost ways to check for colon cancer — that only take 5 minutes

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New stool tests are better at detecting colon cancer.

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My 29-year-old son had a stomach ache that wouldn't go away. He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and died 6 months later.

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Andrew Reaster was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in January 2025 after a prolonged stomach ache.

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