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RESEARCH ON LAB MICE SHOWS HOW ALCOHOL DAMAGES STEM CELL DNA AND UPS CANCER RISK
Research on lab mice shows how alcohol damages stem cell DNA and ups cancer risk... READ MORE›
A VIRUS COULD TREAT BRAIN TUMOURS BY BOOSTING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
And, importantly, brain tumours infected with reovirus became much more visible to the immune system... READ MORE›
ALCOHOL INCREASES YOUR CANCER RISK BECAUSE IT DAMAGES THE DNA IN YOUR STEM CELLS
Alcohol contributes to over 12,000 cancer cases in the UK each year, says Professor Linda Bauld, Cancer Research UK's expert on cancer prevention... READ MORE›
NEW DRUGS KNOCK BACK CANCER BUT TRIGGER BIZARRE SIDE EFFECTS
He was worried that Legg had eye inflammation, called uveitis, that was caused by an immunotherapy drug she had been on for advanced lung cancer... READ MORE›
THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE: HOPE AND FEAR IN TOMORROWS WORLD | JIM AL-KHALILI
Meteorologists can now reliably tell us if it is going to rain tomorrow, but wouldn't dream of forecasting rain a year from now... READ MORE›
GENE EDITING RESCUES HEARING OF 'BEETHOVEN' MICE
Typically, researchers use a deactivated virus to deliver coded instructions for the cell itself to manufacture the Cas9 scissors ... READ MORE›
HOW THIS 'COUGHING BILLBOARD' IS GRABBING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION ON DUBLIN'S MACKEN STREET
It was erected by the Marie Keating Foundation for their 'Listen To Your Lungs' campaign to coincide with International Lung Cancer Awareness Month... READ MORE›
HEALTH CANADA FINDS LOW NUMBER OF RARE CANCER CASES LINKED TO BREAST IMPLANTS
A Health Canada safety review has found a low number of cases of a rare cancer associated with breast implants... READ MORE›
WORLD'S SMALLEST TAPE RECORDER MADE FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED GUT BACTERIA
Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Centre have successfully converted a naturally occurring gut bacteria found in humans into the world's smallest data recorder... READ MORE›
THE CHINESE PLAY GIVING HOPE TO CANCER PATIENTS
We want to encourage more patients not be afraid of cancer through our play... READ MORE›
RECOGNISING THAT MIND AND BODY ARE NOT SEPARATE OPENS DOOR FOR NEW TREATMENTS
It's all challenging the idea that the brain is this separate privileged organ, said Howes... READ MORE›
CANCER CHARITY HIRES 'FAKE NEWS' NURSE TO WARN PATIENTS OFF BOGUS CURESA
A leading cancer charity has hired a fake news nurse amid fears sufferers are being duped by quack cures... READ MORE›
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PROCESSED MEATS RANK ALONGSIDE SMOKING AS CANCER CAUSES WHO
Eating red meat is also linked to pancreatic and prostate cancer the IARC says... READ MORE›
A 'HUGE MILESTONE': APPROVAL OF CANCER-HUNTING VIRUS SIGNALS NEW TREATMENT ERA
Imlygic programs viruses to attack only cancer cells and gives patients more humane options potentially a complete change in the game in treatment... READ MORE›
SALMONELLA FLAGS CANCER TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WHEN INJECTED INTO TUMOURS, SCIENTISTS FIND
Previous studies have looked at using bacteria like salmonella to carry anti-cancer drugs into tumours... READ MORE›
JESSICA WHELAN: GIRL IN HEARTBREAKING PICTURE SHARED WORLDWIDE DIES AGED FOUR
The family said the money would be donated to childhood cancer research... READ MORE›
TASMANIAN DEVILS DEVELOPING IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CONTAGIOUS FACE CANCER
Researchers from the University of Tasmania have identified six disease-resistant devils in the same small population since 2009... READ MORE›
BILLIONAIRE ANNOUNCES $250 MILLION IN CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY FUNDING
Cancer immunotherapy will get a hefty doseA of its own moonshot today when tech billionaire Sean Parker announces 250 million in funding slated for six cancer centers... READ MORE›
INCREASED RISK OF 11 TYPES OF CANCER LINKED TO BEING OVERWEIGHT, RESEARCHERS WARN
Study shows strong evidence of a link between excess body fat and cancers of the colon, breast, pancreas and ovary among others... READ MORE›
TALLER PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO GET CANCER, SAY RESEARCHERS
So the level of growth hormone someone has could affect cancer risk by pushing up cell numbers, he said... READ MORE›
BABY GIRL IS FIRST IN THE WORLD TO BE TREATED WITH 'DESIGNER IMMUNE CELLS'
Despite several rounds of intensive chemotherapy, Layla still had leukaemia cells in her body when the transplant was performed, and seven weeks later the disease returned... READ MORE›
BACON, SAUSAGE AND OTHER PROCESSED MEATS CAUSE CANCER
Processed meats cause cancer and red meat probably does too World Health Organisation... READ MORE›
MOST TYPES OF CANCER LARGELY DOWN TO BAD LUCK RATHER THAN LIFESTYLE OR GENES
Random DNA mutations largely responsible for two thirds of adult cancers but poor lifestyle can add to bad luck factor, says study... READ MORE›
CANCER DIAGNOSIS 'WITHIN FOUR WEEKS' UNDER NEW CARE PLAN
NHS England's cancer taskforce is also replacing old radiotherapy machines and increasing specialist staff to ensure it delivers world class cancer care... READ MORE›
SMOKING A PACK A DAY CAUSES 150 MUTATIONS IN EVERY LUNG CELL, RESEARCH SHOWS
Smoking a pack a day causes 150 mutations in every lung cell, research shows... READ MORE›
SECOND OPINION: BAD NEWS FOR WINE LOVERS
There is a trend associating alcohol consumption with breast cancer, but the precise mechanisms are still not understood, she said... READ MORE›
"TWO YEARS CANCER FREE, NEUROBLASTOMA YOU WON'T BEAT ME!"
She had 100 percent bone marrow cancer and 90 percent skeleton cancer, her mother Judith told Independent.ie... READ MORE›
OVARIAN CANCER DRUG 'MOST SIGNIFICANT' PBS LISTING IN 30 YEARS
The quality of life for hundreds of women with advanced ovarian cancer is set to improve with an effective new drug treatment listed on the PBS... READ MORE›
4,500-YEAR-OLD SKELETON UNEARTHED IN SIBERIA IS FOUND RIDDLED WITH HOLES
The world's oldest cancer? Disease found in 4,500-year-old skeleton... READ MORE›
OVER 130,000 PATIENTS A YEAR ARE NOT RECEIVING VITAL NHS CANCER CARE ON TIME
Over 130,000 patients a year are not receiving vital NHS cancer care on time... READ MORE›
DOCTOR WHO GAVE HUNDREDS OF HEALTHY PATIENTS CHEMOTHERAPY JAILED FOR 45 YEARS
Doctor who gave hundreds of healthy patients chemotherapy jailed for 45 years... READ MORE›
FIRST SAFE REPAIR OF DISEASE-CAUSING HUMAN EMBRYO GENE
In a groundbreaking step, researchers have safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes... READ MORE›
AN OPEN LETTER TO ANY WOMAN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER
You might not want to talk yet, but when you're ready, support is available from organisations like Breast Cancer Care, Macmillan, Maggie's and on-line groups... READ MORE›
GENOME STUDIES SHOW HOW EBOLA SPREAD INITIALLY
It has continued to be among the versions of the virus propagating in Guinea and later in Sierra Leone... READ MORE›
CANCER SYMPTOMS OFTEN MISSED BY GPS IN ENGLAND, STUDY SUGGESTS
Thousands of people diagnosed with cancer in A E every year have visited their GP three times or more with symptoms, research has shown... READ MORE›
ANTIBIOTICS OVERUSE COULD INCREASE BOWEL CANCER RISK, STUDY FINDS
But Newstead said the study did not look at the effect of antibiotics on the colon and caution must be taken... READ MORE›
NHS UNDER PRESSURE FROM INCREASE IN CANCER SURVIVORS, REPORT WARNS
Around 625,000 people in UK are facing poor health or disability after cancer treatment, Macmillan researchers find... READ MORE›
CANCER PATIENTS BEGIN EXPERIMENTAL VIRAL TREATMENT
An experimental treatment that involves injecting a virus into the bloodstream of lung cancer patients has begun clinical trials at hospitals in Ottawa and Hamilton... READ MORE›
PNEUMONIA: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LUNG CONDITION
Pneumonia is an inflammation of the tissue in one or both lungs, usually caused by a bacterial infection... READ MORE›
"MY DREAM IS TO HAVE THIS FOR EVERY WOMAN"
Although young women are less likely to get breast cancer, their survival rates are much lower... READ MORE›
SCIENTISTS LOOK IN THE TOILET IN SEARCH FOR NEW CANCER TREATMENT
Her firm has invested in Enterome and four other companies working on cancer microbiome projects... READ MORE›
A CANCER BREAKTHROUGH NEAR FDA APPROVAL HAS A COSTLY SIDE EFFECT
Novartis's therapy commandeers the body's immune system to destroy the cells where the blood cancer begins... READ MORE›