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A new study in mice suggests fasting could increase the risk of cancer. Yet previous research has said the opposite. Here’s what to make of these conflicting findings.
Nine years ago, Tim Baker was diagnosed with stage 4, metastatic prostate cancer. Today, astonishingly, he is fit and healthy, and meeting the scientists researching new treatments for this disease.
This is not the first time we’ve seen powerful celebrity stories about cancer have the potential to influence public health. Here’s how you can make sense of the latest news.
We now have the strongest evidence to date that radio waves from mobile phones are not a hazard to human health.
Height does increase your cancer risk – but only by a very small amount.
If you’re aged 25 to 74, you might be due for a cervical cancer screening test. Here’s what to expect – and what’s changed in recent years.
A new approach could allow even the most aggressive forms of ovarian cancer to be detected in their early stages.
Nigeria must enforce its environmental laws to protect people living in the Niger Delta and their environment.
Cancer survivors often struggle to access the same range of financial products as the general population.
Personalized medicine is a promising treatment for recurrent cancer and superbugs, but it is labour-intensive and expensive, and pathways for its regulatory approval and reimbursement are complicated.
A new study looked at data from men for five years before a prostate cancer diagnosis, and five years afterwards, to understand how facing prostate cancer affected their mental health.
People born in 1990 were between two and three times more likely to develop thyroid, kidney, pancreatic and small intestine cancer than those born in 1955.
The Federal Court has dismissed a class action against the makers of Roundup, saying there’s not enough evidence the active ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer.
If only there were a simple and effort-free way to defy the ravages of time. But as is so often the case, the real-world significance of these findings falls a fair way short of the hype.
When patients spend large sums on their cancer care, it can be hard for them to afford basics such as food and housing.
A new study finds Australian welders are being exposed to high levels of potentially carcinogenic fumes. We must do more to protect them.
Diabetes drugs similar to Ozempic are associated with a reduction in risk of ten types of cancer compared with treatment with insulin.
Nigeria will experience a relative increase in cancer incidence by 2040
Animals have been shown to successfully detect a range of diseases – from cancer to UTIs and COVID-19.
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