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J. Robert Oppenheimer chose a remote spot in south central New Mexico to build and test the world's first atomic bomb. The people who lived in the surrounding Tularosa Basin were not asked for permission or warned of the risk posed to their health and safety. Nearly 80 years later, proposed legislation giving one-time payments to New Mexicans who contracted cancer as a consequence of nuclear testing has been allowed to expire, blocked by House Speaker Mike Johnson. The congressional stalemate comes as testing programs ramp up and the world braces for the possibility of nuclear war. Tina Cordova of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Association joins Lauren Warnecke and Matt Caplan.

A recent study published by The Lancet Public Health has shown that cancer risk is rising in Gen Xers and millennials. WGLT asked a Normal surgeon for insight on that trend.

The federal Food and Drug Administration [FDA] has given the green light to a new colon cancer blood test, designed for people aged 45 and older who are at average risk of the disease.

Matt Andrews of Heyworth had been a school principal for the better part of two decades when he began experiencing what his wife Sarah described as coordination issues and constant headaches in the fall of 2021.

The state of Illinois will receive about $29 million from a nationwide settlement announced in a lawsuit over potentially cancer-causing baby powder.

A new study shows younger adults make up a much larger percentage of colorectal cancer patients than a few decades ago.

Jonathan Boudreaux says he wants to raise money in dedication to several loved ones who died of cancer. The Illini 4000 team of 17 riders will travel from New York City to San Francisco from late May to mid-August.

The Normal Public Library is trying to decide what to do about asbestos in the old section of the building. Interim Director John Fischer said there are several options, including temporarily moving part of the library and its programs to another site while work to remove the asbestos is done.

An Illinois State baseball player has made his long-awaited debut, two years after he overcame cancer.

An Illinois State baseball player has made his long-awaited debut, two years after he overcame cancer.