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'WORLD'S BRAVEST DUCK' PLAYS WITH TIGER AT AUSTRALIAN ZOO
The exercises are part of a rehabilitation program for female cancer patients at Hiwa Cancer Hospital, the only specialized cancer facility in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S TAKEDA TO BUY U.S. CANCER DRUG MAKER ARIAD IN $5.2 BILLION DEAL
Takeda's top-selling blood cancer drug Velcade is expected to face generic competition this year and other key products go off patent from 2020... READ MORE›
U.S. CANCER MORTALITY OFF 25% FROM 1991 PEAK AS MEDICINE ADVANCES, SMOKING DECLINES
In all forms, the frequency of cancer is 20 percent greater among men and the mortality rate 40 percent higher... READ MORE›
CELLS DRIPPED INTO THE BRAIN HELP MAN FIGHT A DEADLY CANCER
The treatment, called CAR-T cell therapy, has been used for blood cancers, but its value for solid tumors is unknown... READ MORE›
BREAST CANCER DRUG REJECTED FOR NHS USE ON COST-BENEFIT GROUNDS
Danni Manzi, of Breast Cancer Care, said While we understand the pressure around budgets, it is ultimately patients who suffer... READ MORE›
BEIJING BUYERS CLUB? CHINA'S CANCER PATIENTS GAMBLE ON GRAY MARKET
The overall 5-year survival rate for cancer in China is just over 30 percent, less than half the level in the United States, according to Deutsche Bank... READ MORE›
'JEOPARDY!' CHAMPION COMPETES WITH STAGE 4 COLON CANCER, DIES BEFORE TV TRIUMPH AIRS
There can't be many Jeopardy! champions easier to root for than Cindy Stowell... READ MORE›
'COLLATERAL DAMAGE': IMMUNOTHERAPY DRUGS ATTACK CANCER BUT ALSO VITAL ORGANS
Immunotherapy drugs have been hailed as a breakthrough in cancer treatment, attracting billions of research dollars and offering new hope to patients... READ MORE›
BREAST CANCER DRUG APPROVED FOR NHS USE AFTER PRICE CUT
Perjeta can help shrink breast cancer tumours before patients undergo surgery to remove them... READ MORE›
ROCHE, BRISTOL-MYERS CUT CANCER DRUG PRICES TO WIN UK APPROVAL
Bristol's leukemia drug Sprycel was also recommended for routine use after the U.S. company offered a bigger discount... 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›
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BLAMED FOR 5% OF NEW CANCER CASES
Alcohol consumption caused more than 700,000 new cancer cases and around 366,000 cancer deaths in 2012, mainly in rich countries, according to data reporte... READ MORE›
WHEN YOUR BABY AND CANCER GROW TOGETHER
It is very rare that ovarian cancer is diagnosed during pregnancy... READ MORE›
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PROCESSED MEATS RANK ALONGSIDE SMOKING AS CANCER CAUSES A?? WHO
Eating red meat is also linked to pancreatic and prostate cancer the IARC says... READ MORE›
MOST CANCER TYPES 'JUST BAD LUCK'
They concluded that two thirds of cancer types were due to bad luck from dividing stem cells picking up mutations that could not be prevented... 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›
BUCKET LIST COMPLETE, 29-YEAR-OLD CANCER PATIENT PUTS OFF ENDING LIFE
Bucket list complete, 29-year-old cancer patient puts off ending life Brittany Maynard says it doesn't seem like the right time right now... 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›
ASHYA KING 'FREE OF BRAIN CANCER'
Karol Sikora, cancer specialist Iva Tatounova, of the Proton Therapy Centre in Prague, said news of the recent scan was fantastic ... 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›
BACON, SAUSAGE AND OTHER PROCESSED MEATS CAUSE CANCER
Processed meats cause cancer and red meat probably does too World Health Organisation... READ MORE›
VERY HOT DRINKS ARE 'PROBABLY CARCINOGENIC'
Evidence for any other cancers linked to drinking coffee was also inconclusive... 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 a??bad luck factora??, 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›
'BREAKTHROUGH' LUNG CANCER DRUG MADE AVAILABLE ON NHS
We hope this paves the way for further positive decisions for lung cancer patients across the UK... 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›
BENAUD BEING TREATED FOR SKIN CANCER
Related Stories Former Australia cricket captain and legendary commentator Richie Benaud has revealed he is undergoing radiation therapy for skin cancer... 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›
MOST CASES OF CANCER ARE AVOIDABLE, SAY RESEARCHERS
Researchers found that the more stem-cell divisions that occurred in a given tissue over a lifetime, the more likely it was to become cancerous... READ MORE›
4-YEAR-OLD CANCER PATIENT 'MARRIES' FAVOURITE NURSE IN DREAM COME TRUE
A four-year-old cancer patienta??s dreams came true when she got to marry her favourite nurse complete with cake, rings, pink toy car and rose petals... READ MORE›
BEN STILLER REVEALS SECRET BATTLE WITH PROSTATE CANCER
The comic actor Ben Stiller announced on Tuesday that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago ndash... READ MORE›
'I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE ANGRY AT. THE DISEASE? THE WORLD? GOD, IF THERE IS ONE?'
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and also it marks Histiocytosis Awareness Month, so spread the word and go blue for Histio!... READ MORE›
FACEBOOK APOLOGISES FOR REMOVING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS VIDEO
Facebook has apologised for removing a video on breast cancer awareness posted by a Swedish group, saying it was incorrectly taken out... READ MORE›
TROUBLE IN WINE PARADISE AS BORDEAUX VILLAGE GRAPPLES WITH CANCER RATES FIVE TIMES NATIONAL AVERAGE
In December 2012 Jean-Pierre Manceau Preignac's former mayor and a researcher at the renowned CNRS national science research centre alerted authorities to its cancer rate... READ MORE›
ABBVIE BOOSTS CANCER DRUG PIPELINE WITH $21 BILLION PHARMACYCLICS DEAL
Deutsche Bank analyst Robyn Karnauskas said the deal was positive for AbbVie as Pharmacyclics' blood cancer treatment Imbruvica would diversify the business beyond Humira... READ MORE›
TRIAL TO INVESTIGATE LINK BETWEEN WEIGHT, FITNESS AND CANCER RECURRENCE
Women who are overweight or obese have a higher risk of breast cancer... READ MORE›
UK CANCER SURVIVAL RATES TRAIL 10 YEARS BEHIND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
For colon cancer six European countries Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden had better survival rates in the 1990s than Britain achieved 10 years later... READ MORE›
CONSUMING THREE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS A DAY MAY CAUSE LIVER CANCER A??A STUDY
2 million people, more than 24,500 of whom had liver cancer, revealed strong evidence linking intake of three drinks a day to the disease... READ MORE›
NEW YORK VILLAGE'S TRAIL OF CANCER LEADS TO TAP-WATER PROBE
When the two men suggested testing the village water supply, part-time Mayor David Borge at first refused, citing state guidelines... READ MORE›
LUNG CANCER FATALITIES TO OVERTAKE BREAST CANCER DEATHS AMONG EUROPEAN WOMEN
Photograph Kallista Images Lung cancer deaths among European women are set to overtake those from breast cancer for the first time this year... READ MORE›
ALAN RICKMAN, DAVID BOWIE AND LEMMY GIVE CANCER 'THE FINGER' IN VIRAL TWEET
Music website posts image of the three stars in defiant poses after all three died of the disease... READ MORE›
THE TOWN WITH THE HIGHEST CANCER RATES IN IRELAND
The study, conducted by the National Cancer Registry of Ireland NCRI, found that the harbour town has the highest rate for cancers in Ireland... READ MORE›
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LESS TOXIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS PASS TEST IN MICE
Bone marrow transplants that do not require dangerous and often toxic chemotherapy could soon be possible, U.S. researchers said Wednesday after seeing ini... READ MORE›
'I CYCLED ALL THAT DISTANCE AND THAT WAS THE REWARD I GOT'
The 34-year-old, Dublin's South Inner city, decided to take on the cycle challenge after his father Michael was diagnosed with prostate cancer... READ MORE›
DRUG COMBINATION FOR FIGHTING SKIN CANCER APPROVED FOR NHS USE
Patients with advanced melanoma in England and Wales will be the first in Europe to get it, says Nice... READ MORE›
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW WEDNESDAY
X Embed x Share Nearly 40,000 striking Verizon workers will return to their jobs Wednesday after reaching a tentative contract agreement over the Memorial Holiday Weekend... READ MORE›
CHILDREN MORE LIKELY TO BEAT CANCER THAN TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS
Children have a better chance of surviving eight common types of cancer than adolescents and young adults, according to a major European survey published today... READ MORE›
OVARIAN CANCER PATIENT APPEALS FOR HELP TO RAISE AWARENESS OF 'SILENT KILLER'
According to Ovarian Cancer Action, if you're regularly experiencing these symptoms on most days it's important to talk to your GP as soon as possible... READ MORE›
ANGELINA JOLIE-PITT SAYS SHE 'LOVES BEING IN MENOPAUSE'
The actress had a preventative double mastectomy in 2013 after doctors told her she has an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer... 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›
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 a?? potentially a??a complete change in the gamea?? in treatment... READ MORE›
BACON AND OTHER PROCESSED MEATS CAN CAUSE CANCER
Bacon and other processed meats can cause cancer WHO... READ MORE›
EATING SAUSAGES, HAM, CORNED BEEF AND HOT DOGS CAN CAUSE CANCER
Global health experts have found that processed meat such as hot dogs ham and sausages can cause bowel cancer... 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›