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Higher BMI is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause
Having a higher body mass index (BMI) at a younger age is associated with a…
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Light drinkers at a lower combined risk of earlier death or developing cancer
Andrew Kunzmann, Queen’s University Belfast Alcohol misuse is a major public health concern, and there…
Doctors are drowning in a tsunami of liver disease and cancer
Morris Sherman, University of Toronto Deaths from liver cancer in Canada have doubled over the…
Long periods of viral suppression shown to prevent cancer in ageing HIV population
Early, sustained antiretroviral therapy (ART), which results in long-term viral suppression, helps to prevent AIDS-defining…
A call to neuroscientists to help reveal root causes of chemobrain
A substantial fraction of non-central nervous system cancer survivors, especially those who have received chemotherapy,…
Mozart, meditation and a yoga mat: Oncologists welcome integrative therapies for breast cancer
A breast cancer patient dealing with anxiety, depression or mood swings could soon be encouraged…
Inexpensive detector for prostate cancer cells on glass slides
Researchers have developed a new type of sensor that acts like glue for prostate cancer…
A test to improve the care and treatment of colon cancer
Disease progression in patients with colon cancer can now be defined more accurately with Immunoscore,…
Diabetes risk increased by 9 cancers
Diabetes is a risk factor for several types of cancer and some previous research suggests…
Machine learning helps detect lymphedema among breast cancer survivors
Machine learning using real-time symptom reports can accurately detect lymphedema, a distressing side effect of…