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IMMUNOTHERAPY IS HOTTEST THING IN CANCER CARE -- BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE
Lyon, the San Diego man, had nearly two dozen different mutations after his skin cancer spread widely... READ MORE›
ALCOHOL AWARENESS AND THE 'DEMON DRINK'
The overwhelming medical consensus is that there are many risk factors involved with cancer including alcohol and our information and advice reflects this... READ MORE›
ALCOHOL INDUSTRY DISTORTS CANCER RISK: STUDY
It has been argued that greater public awareness, particularly of the risk of breast cancer, poses a significant threat to the alcohol industry... READ MORE›
UK NEEDS TO PERFORM THOUSANDS MORE OBESITY OPERATIONS, SAY SURGEONS
Looking at the science of obesity today, it is inconsistent with the evidence to conceive of obesity as a lifestyle choice, he said... READ MORE›
DEATHS AFTER GASTRIC-BALLOON PROCEDURE FOR OBESITY INVESTIGATED BY FDA
Four of the deaths involved the Orbera Intragastric Balloon System, manufactured by Apollo Endo Surgery of Austin, Texas, and approved by the FDA in August 2015... READ MORE›
H.K. STUDY RAISES HOPE OF BLOOD TEST 'LIQUID BIOPSIES' FOR CANCER SCREENING
Scientists have the first major evidence that blood tests called liquid biopsies hold promise for screening people for cancer. Hong Kong doctors tried it f... READ MORE›
PERSONALIZED CANCER VACCINES KEEP DISEASE AT BAY FOR TWO YEARS IN EARLY GERMAN, U.S. TRIALS
A novel class of personalized cancer vaccines, tailored to the tumors of individual patients, kept the disease in check in two early-stage clinical trials,... 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›
NO SUCH THING AS 'FAT BUT FIT', MAJOR STUDY FINDS
Susannah Brown, senior scientist at World Cancer Research Fund, said the study's finding, emphasise the urgent need to take the obesity epidemic seriously... 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›
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›
WHY ARE FEWER AMERICANS TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT?
Increasing obesity and overweight trends probably result in 'new normals,' said Rockney, who was not involved in the new paper... READ MORE›
'I'M STILL STANDING': ANTON ENUS SHARES HIS BATTLE WITH BOWEL CANCER
AntonEnus The statistics quoted come from bowelcanceraustralia.org 14,962 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, including 1,313 younger than 50... READ MORE›
'DAILY MILE' CRAZE IN BRITAIN HOPES TO TACKLE NATIONAL OBESITY CRISIS
LONDON -- Torriano primary school in north London doesn't have lush green grounds or an outdoor running track or a leafy campus quad... 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›
2 BILLION PEOPLE ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE GLOBALLY, STUDY SAYS.
Among the 20 most-populous countries, the highest level of obesity among children and young adults was in the U.S., at nearly 13 percent ... 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›
HEARTBURN 'COULD BE SIGN OF CANCER'
This is why Public Health England's Be Clear on Cancer campaign is focusing on how to spot the signs of oesophageal or stomach cancer... READ MORE›
JUNK FOOD SHORTENING LIVES OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE, DATA SHOWS
The World Obesity Federation, which compiled the data, predicted that number would rise to 4.1 million by 2025... 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›
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›
CHILDHOOD OBESITY LINKED TO IRREGULAR SLEEP AND SKIPPING BREAKFAST
The study, led by academics from University College London, challenges the widely-held view that soaring childhood obesity rates are caused solely by overeating... READ MORE›
ONCE UNDERFED, BRAZIL'S POOR HAVE A NEW PROBLEM
Once underfed, Brazil's poor have a new problem obesity... 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›
BEING OVERWEIGHT - NOT JUST OBESE - KILLS MILLIONS A YEAR, SAY EXPERTS
The lowest obesity rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, where they were just 1 percent ... READ MORE›
GPS SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT OFFENDING OBESE PATIENTS, FINDS STUDY
More than three-quarters of patients said yes to weight-loss programmes in trial of 30-second intervention by doctors... READ MORE›
SMOKING AND DRINKING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AT LOWEST LEVEL ON RECORD
Stubbornly high rates of obesity also reflected wider social attitudes, she said... 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›
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›