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Hundreds of clinical trials grind to a halt, stalling research into cancer, strokes, dementia and more.

Eddie Chang and his three daughters are still grieving the loss of their wife and mother, but are comforted when they read her old journals and share stories.

During the latest study period, the cancer mortality rate dropped 2.2%, “the biggest single-year drop ever,” says Rebecca Siegel, scientific director for surveillance research at the cancer society.

Georgia Rep. John Lewis, the only remaining survivor of the “Big Six” leaders who spearheaded the 1960s push for civil rights, vowed to fight the disease with the same vigor with which he fought for racial equality.