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Vulvar cancer on the rise in Australian women: new research
A new study by Cancer Council NSW and UNSW Sydney found that rates of vulvar…
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Tobacco smokers could gain 86 million years of life if they switch to vaping, study finds
Up to 6.6 million cigarette smokers will live substantially longer if cigarette smoking is replaced…
Genetic test successfully detects some asymptomatic pancreatic cancers
A genetic test developed at UPMC proved highly sensitive at determining which pancreatic cysts are…
How the anal cancer epidemic in gay and bi HIV-positive men can be prevented
Ashish A. Deshmukh, University of Florida; Elizabeth Chiao, Baylor College of Medicine ; Jagpreet Chhatwal,…
Pesticide use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood brain tumours
Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may have a possible…
Australian Doctors Discover Woman’s “Cancer” Is Actually Tattoo Ink
Australian doctors mistook 15-year-old tattoo pigment for cancer in a case recently reported on in the Annals…
Routine mammograms do not save lives: The research is clear
Anne Kearney, Memorial University of Newfoundland As breast cancer awareness month kicks off, all women…
Lower thyroid stimulating hormone levels elevate risk of thyroid cancer
There is an increased risk of thyroid cancer associated with lower-than-normal thyroid hormone levels, a…
Promising modification of the intestinal flora in colon cancer
Living lactic acid bacteria, probiotics, can change the intestinal flora of patients with cancer of…
Poliovirus therapy induces immune responses against cancer
An investigational therapy using modified poliovirus to attack cancer tumours appears to unleash the body’s…