A series of breakthroughs in our understanding of the links between infections and cancer in the past 60 years has been accompanied by increasing prospects for cancer prevention. Date: December 17, 2019 Source: The [...]
2.2 million new cases worldwide Date: January 6, 2020 Source: Healio.com Infectious Disease News Author: de Martel C, et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Excerpt: "In 2018, infections were the cause of 13% of [...]
There will be 18.1 million new cases of cancer and 9.6 million people will die with the disease this year worldwide, a report predicts. Date: 12 September 2018 Source: BBC News - Health Author: Smitha [...]
The number of elderly people in the UK diagnosed each year with cancer is set to rise by 80% in less than 20 years, a report predicts. Date: 21 June 2018 Source: BBC Health Author: Alex [...]
Women treated for early stage breast cancer still face a substantial risk of recurrence up to 20 years later, a large, new study shows. Date: Nov. 8, 2017 Source: Drugs.com Excerpt: "Specifically, the researchers followed [...]
It was developed by four students from Canada. Date: 09/11/2017 Source: Huffington Post UK Author: Thomas Tamblyn, Technology editor, HuffPost UK Excerpt: "A remarkable device that can detect skin cancer reliably yet costs a fraction of its [...]
Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US researchers. Date: Nov 3, 2017 Source: BBC News - Health Author: By [...]
British scientists have worked out how many changes it takes to transform a healthy cell into a cancer. Date: Oct 19, 2017 Source: BBC Health News Author: James Gallagher Excerpt: The researchers analysed the DNA from [...]
Date: September 22, 2017 Source: Forbes Author: Kelly Lovell Excerpt: "Derek Jouppi, 25, and his two cofounders at Suncayr, Andrew Martinko, 25, and Chad Sweeting, 25, are on a mission to help people safely enjoy their [...]
While statistics show that victory is still far off, scientists still have hope that we will succeed. So many of us develop this horrible disease because cancer is a byproduct of the process of [...]
