Exposure to chemical in Roundup increases risk for cancer: study
Exposure to glyphosate—the world’s most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide and the primary ingredient in the…
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Curious Kids: Why do people get cancer?
Darren Saunders, UNSW Why do people get cancer? – Sascha, age 8, Hurstbridge, Victoria. This…
Larger families reduce cancer risk
Families with many children have a lower risk of cancer. Greater family size reduces the…
Link found between bitter-taste sensitivity and cancer risk
High bitter-taste sensitivity is associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer in older British…
Is cancer just a question of ‘bad luck’?
By Yvane Wiart, Université Paris Descartes – USPC “Doctor, what caused my cancer?” For doctors, this…
Study identifies hundreds of genes that influence timing of puberty and alter risk of several cancers
The largest genomic analysis of puberty timing in men and women conducted to date has…
Is there a link between telomere length and cancer?
Telomeres are regions of repetitive DNA at the end of human chromosomes, which protect the…
Sweet news: Sucralose is not linked to cancer, study finds
In a society where obesity is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for disease, low-…
Cigarette smoking has broad impact on human genome
Cigarette smoking has a long-lasting impact on the human genome that can persist for years…
Duration of adulthood overweight and obesity linked to cancer risk in US women
The duration of overweight and obesity in women’s adult lives is associated with cancer risk,…