The World Health Organization classifies the common herbicide glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. But this doesn’t mean using it to kill weeds in playgrounds will hurt children.
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ABC’s Catalyst episode “Wi-Fried” claimed that mobile phones and Wi-Fi might be a cancer risk, but the leading experts are not so convinced.
The risks of UV radiation exposure are well-known, but some scientists are exploring lesser-known benefits of UV light.
Particle accelerators are helping to push forward the frontiers of theoretical physics but they’ve also had more impact on your everyday life than you realise.
The unfolding information about the Zika virus and saddening images of babies infected with microcephaly should really scare us all. The disease has spread “explosively” throughout the Americas, with 32…
Obama’s goal of “curing” cancer is unrealistic, simplistic and not achievable. Cancer is a group of more than 100 different diseases for which no single cure will ever be effective.
Scientists have found that cancer growth follows the same mathematical law that predicts earthquakes.
Vitamin D is often seen as a harmless supplement to take – the more the better. But the evidence suggests a different picture.
Two major studies have come to different conclusions – but there’s much more to it than chance alone.
Jimmy Carter is now cancer-free, but is it right to say that he’s been cured?
Thalidomide is notorious for causing death and disability but it – and its derivatives – are proving useful for conditions such as leprosy.
Few media reports in the health sphere generate as much attention as those with screaming headlines about a new link between food and cancer, but they’re not always based on the best scientific evidence available.
The World Health Organisation’s report on the increased cancer risk with eating processed and red meat has been met with mixed reactions.
WHO has said that processed meats cause cancer. But there are more, less visible carcinogens to worry about
Meat has health benefits. And good quality meat could also be the solution to the food insecurity problems that plague two-thirds of households in the developing world.
The World Health Organisation has determined that eating processed meat definitely causes cancer, while eating red meat probably does.
Fracking in the US has relied on chemicals linked to a range of health problems but the industry claims UK operations would be far safer.
New research suggests that far from helping treatment, antioxidants can change cancer cells to make them spread more quickly.
In news which may come as a relief to apprehensive men and short-fingered doctors alike, guidelines are now changing.
Cells must repair the thousands of bits of DNA damage they incur every day. These cellular mechanisms fend off cancerous tumors, and cancer researchers are working to harness their power.
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